Software Updates

Seequent to Begin Phasing Out gINT Support

Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, recently announced that they will begin phasing out support for the gINT geotechnical borehole and data management software by January 2026. In an email to users sent on February 1, […]

Turkey Earthquake victims share a hug
Rockman's Ramblings

Turkey Earthquake Reflections

Geological engineers and engineering geologists are fascinated by the occurrence of natural hazards such as landslides, debris flows, rockslides, and earthquakes. At times we can feel almost giddy when looking at the destructive videos, and […]

Available Resources

Guidelines for Engineering Geologic Models

There is a new document available from IAEG titled “Guidelines for the development and application of engineering geologic models on projects.” The guidelines were created by members of the International Association of Engineering Geologists (IAEG) […]

Miscellaneous

Helical Piles: Have they arrived?

Helical piles have been a relatively new kid on the block since the mid to late 2000’s. In a recent DFI Rumble YouTube video series episode, Dr. Kevin Johnson and Ross McGillivray go toe-to-toe to […]

Project Related

Inside Finland’s Nuclear Waste Repository

Finland has the world’s first commercial underground nuclear waste repository, and construction of the access works, infrastructure, and the first five disposal tunnels is essentially complete. I haven’t seen a timeline of when they will […]