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Press Releases

Dataforensics announces the release of Rapid CPT version 4 with gINT Security Tool and Dataforensics Coordinate Conversion Tools

December 1, 2011 rockman Comments Off on Dataforensics announces the release of Rapid CPT version 4 with gINT Security Tool and Dataforensics Coordinate Conversion Tools

Norcross, GA, November 2011 – Dataforensics, developer of software for geotechnical data collection and analysis, is pleased to announce the release of RAPID CPT version 4 with the optional Dataforensics Coordinate Conversion Tool and Dataforensics gINT Security Tool modules. Many capabilities have been added for version 4 such as new data importers, new correlations, and new analysis capabilities.

[Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release from GeoPrac sponsor Dataforensics. [/Editor]

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Miscellaneous

2011 ASCE Distinguished Members from Geo-Institute

November 27, 2011 rockman Comments Off on 2011 ASCE Distinguished Members from Geo-Institute

The American Society of Civil Engineers announced their 2011 class of Distinguished Members back in October. This year’s class included three members of the Geo-Institute: Jacobo Bielak, Chandrakant S. Desai and Shamsher Prakash (pictured below). The ASCE Youtube channel has short biography video on each member, and you can watch the videos for these three gentlemen embedded in the full post. Their acceptance remarks are also online somehwere, but I can’t find the videos to embed. You can watch those videos here. Written biographies are also available on the Geo-Institute’s website.

Jacobo Bielak, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCEChandrakant S. Desai, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCEShamsher Prakash, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE

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GeoPrac.net welcomes new sponsor Hayward Baker

November 18, 2011 rockman Comments Off on GeoPrac.net welcomes new sponsor Hayward Baker

GeoPrac.net is very pleased to announce our newest website sponsor, geotechnical contractor Hayward Baker! They are the #1 ranked Specialty Excavation/Foundation Contractor according too Engineering News-Record, a spot they have held for many years. With […]

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Weekend CUP

Weekend CUP for November 17, 2011

November 18, 2011 rockman Comments Off on Weekend CUP for November 17, 2011

I’m finally digging out from under some articles and blog post ideas from the past couple of months. Think of it as an early Thanksgiving day feast for your mind! Click through for all the trimmings.

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Green building
Standards and Codes

First National Green Building Code Approved!

November 17, 2011 rockman Comments Off on First National Green Building Code Approved!

LEED Certification is a voluntary process for building owners and designers. But a newly approved green building code developed by the International Code Council titled the ‘International Green Construction Code’ or IgCC may see adoption […]

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Press Releases

Dataforensics, LLC welcomes Groundwater Solutions as a new Reseller Partner

November 16, 2011 rockman Comments Off on Dataforensics, LLC welcomes Groundwater Solutions as a new Reseller Partner

Norcross, Georgia, October 1, 2011 –Dataforensics, LLC welcomes Groundwater Solutions, providers of quality hydrogeological expertise and services, as a reseller partner. Based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire United Kingdom, Groundwater Solutions resells the Dataforensics products PLog, PLog Environmental and Rapid CPT. Additionally, Groundwater Solutions supports integration of data collected with PLog Environmental into the EScIS software program ESdat.

[Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release from GeoPrac sponsor Dataforensics. [/Editor]

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