Miscellaneous
Video: Plotting Strike & Dip Symbols in Google Earth using RockWorks
This video shows a very cool way of representing strike and dip measurements in Google Earth using a RockWorks tool.
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Getting Started with gINT Rules Using a New gINT Add-In
The Bentley gINT team has put together a gINT Rules add-in that will help you write your own gINT Rules code. The Add-In is gra005 (note the ‘a’) found on the Bentley Geotechnical Wiki. It […]
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Rankine Lectures free to accessÂ
The UK’s Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) is making 10 Rankine Lecture Papers available for free until June 16, 2012. The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) hosts the very prestigious Rankine Lecture each March. The lectures […]
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Geotechnical Information Practices in Design-Build Projects
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 429: Geotechnical Information Practices in Design-Build Projects addresses how states use geotechnical information in solicitation documents and contracts for design-build highway projects. The report examines current practices […]
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Videos: gINT and Web GIS; Free On-Demand gINT eSeminars
You can claim that I’m biased because gINT is a sponsor of GeoPrac.net. But long before GeoPrac, I was a gINT user. I’ve been a fan and power user of the software for over 10 […]
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New York MTA Project Updates
Tunnel Business Online had a neat article in the April 2012 issue discussing the progress on the various New York MTA tunneling projects. They suggest that this may someday be considered the ‘Golden Age of […]
Geologic Hazards
Italian quake causes widespread damage
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Italy on Sunday, killing several and leaving an estimated 3,000 people homeless. A number of renaissance era buildings were damaged or destroyed in a region known for it’s production of […]
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Devil’s Slide Tunnel video from a renegade bicyclist
A bicyclist went around the barricades at the California Highway 1 Devil’s Slide Tunnel project after work hours and rode his bike through one of the tunnels, recording video as he went. I don’t advocate […]
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London Underground trains hit “bulge” in tunnel lining under River Thames
Grouting work done earlier in the week was a possible cause of a bulge in the lining of a train tunnel under the River Thames. Two trains hit the bulge before the line was closed, […]
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Oregon settles with contractor on landslide plagued Highway 20 project
The Oregon DOT stopped work on a 10-mile stretch of Highway 20 back in 2010 after several landslides were discovered during construction. Four bridges that were constructed by Yaquina River Constructors, a subsidiary of Granite […]