In 2007 the US Army Corps identified Wolf Creek Dam in Kentucky as one of the top 6 dams that are “critically near failure or have extremely high life and/or economic risk…” This structure is […]
RockWare has announced an update to their popular RockWorks software package. RockWorks15 2010.4.15 includes a number of enhancements, including: Digitize XYZ coordinates in RockPlot3D. View World Coordinates of any point in RockPlot3D. Create borehole location […]
Subsidence Beneath a UK Sports Stadium | Geology.com Widespread landslides in Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi in Brazil – Dave’s Landslide Blog Contractor Cleared to Start Tunnel On Hetch Hetchy System Program – ENR: Engineering […]
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake in the Baja region of Mexico on April 4, 2010 (Easter Sunday) caused significant damage in the towns of Mexicali and Calexico and was felt as far away as Phoenix, San […]
Analysis: Dallas’ crucial levees only grew weaker as city debated park, toll road plans – Dallas Morning News via ASCE SmartBrief Geosoft 2010 Software Release Now Available – Geosoft.com Press Release Stalled eastern New Orleans […]
Norcross, GA, March 30, 2010 – Dataforensics, maker of geotechnical data management software, and EarthScience Information Systems, developer of the environmental data management software program ESdat, are pleased to announce a technology partnership. Additionally, EarthScience Information Systems has been granted rights to represent Dataforensics’ data management software applications in Australia. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release from GeoPrac sponsor Dataforensics. [/Editor]
Deformability and strength of weak rocks using in situ UCS test, fluvial sediment terminology, concrete and concrete aggregate terminology and nondestructive testing terminology are among the ASTM Standards revised this month. There are also some reapprovals that are noteworthy, including chain of custody procedures and some asbestos and peat related standards.
Howard Hanson Dam (Tacoma, Washington area): Peering into a leaky problem – The News Tribune In 2009, the Howard Hanson Dam was holding back water from a record storm. During that time, the US Army […]
Norcross, GA, March 25, 2010 – Dataforensics, a leader in data management software development and implementation, has released PLog version 6 and PLog Environmental. PLog v6 builds on the success and power of previous editions of PLog. PLog Environmental maintains all capabilities of PLog and adds on powerful modules to enable field personnel to record environmental testing and monitoring data as well as record information required to develop a chain of custody of form. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release. [/Editor]
A nifty BIM-type view of the proposed bored tunnel for Washington SR 99, the tunnel to replace the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct along Seattle’s waterfront. It’s pretty neat to see the piles and foundations for […]
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