Press Releases
Geotech Leader Rocscience Acquires NovoTech Software
Geotechnical software provider Rocscience announced recently that they are acquiring NovoTech Software. […]
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Comings and Goings
Celebrate Terzaghi Day with His Grandson, Sergei
Happy Belated Terzaghi Day! Every October 2, the geotechnical community remembers Karl Terzaghi on his birthday to commemorate his contributions to our profession and to civil engineering in general. This year, the Geo-Institute of ASCE […]
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About Drilled Shaft Verticality
Drilled shaft foundations as well as retaining walls such as tangent and secant pile walls typically have a verticality requirement as part of the specifications. These requirements ensure that the moments and stresses in the […]
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Rocscience Offers 2D & 3D Slope Stability Online Course
Geotechnical software company Rocscience is offering a 2-day, 8-hour online course in 2D and 3D slope Stability on October 26th and 27th, 2021. They are offering early bird pricing through September 17th, 2021, so go […]
Geologic Hazards
Fatal Landslide Triggered by Hurricane Ida
A portion of the embankment on MS26 in George County Mississippi failed after heavy rains and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. It created a hole about 20 feet deep and 50 feet across late on […]
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GI Cross-USA Lecture: Geotechnical Design for Design-Build
Liz Smith of Terracon is the 2021-2021 GeoInstitute Cross-USA Lecturer. Check out her Geotechnical Design for Design-Build lecture presented a few weeks ago. Liz Smith, P.E., G.E., D.GE, M.ASCE is a Senior Principal and National […]
Software Updates
Leapfrog Works Integration Arrives for OpenGround
Geotechnical software company Bentley made waves when they acquired Seequent, the creators of Leapfrog Works geological modeling software. And now the love child of that union is finally being proudly shared with the geotechnical community. […]
Software Updates
New Features, Applications, and Case Studies with Dips Stereonet Software
Rocscience hosted a webinar earlier this month on their Dips Stereonet Software. Miss Angela Li from Rocscience explained and demonstrated the latest features and applications of Dips while Dr. Trevor Carter from TGC GeoSolutions demonstrated […]
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Deep Foundations Magazine July/August Issue
Did you miss the July/August 2021 issue of Deep Foundations Magazine by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI)? Not to worry, we’ve got you covered. Inside the July/August 2021 Issue: Cover Story: Complex Retention System for […]
Software Updates
The Status and Future of Geotechnical Data Transfer with AGS and DIGGS
Bentley has been at the forefront of digital data standards in geoengineering, first with AGS in the UK, and now with DIGGS. A recent blog post by Roger Chandler describes the current efforts at Bentley […]