Geologic Hazards
Rockfall Near Miss With Motorcycle Rider in India
This video pretty much speaks for itself! I don’t have any details on the incident, but it is reportedly from India and it hit social media outlets in the past week.
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Failures
Landslide Caused Pipeline Explosion on Leach Xpress Line
A preliminary investigation report notes that “land subsidence” was the cause of a June 7th pipeline explosion near Moundsville, West Virginia, in other words, a landslide. An 83-foot section of the 36-inch diameter pipeline was […]
Available Resources
Hayward Baker’s Iconic Calendar Comes to Life With Augmented Reality App
Hanover, Md., July 3, 2018 – Hayward Baker, Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, releases Geotech Solutions. Geotech Solutions is the first augmented reality (AR) app to be developed by a geotechnical construction firm. […]
News
R. Jeffrey Dunn joins Haley & Aldrich
Burlington, Mass., July 24, 2018 – Haley & Aldrich, an engineering and environmental consulting company, today announced that R. Jeffrey Dunn, Ph.D., is consulting with the firm as a Principal Consultant, bringing more than 40 […]
News
Case Study: MSE Crusher Wall using Redi-Rock Blocks
Carolina Sunrock constructed a new primary crusher and needed a 51 foot tall retaining wall to create the grade separation. They went with a Redi-Rock faced wall, and were in the unique position to buy […]
Comings and Goings
Dr. Oskar Steffen, the S in SRK, Passes Away at 77
One of SRK Consulting’s three founding members, Dr. Oskar Steffen, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, in Johannesburg. He was 77 years old. Engineers outside of the mining sector may not be familiar with Dr. […]
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Keller’s a safe bet for Hard Rock
The iconic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is undergoing a $1.8 billion expansion, with a gleaming 36-storey, guitar-shaped hotel as its stunning centerpiece. Such a unique and challenging project requires a wide range of specialist […]
Geologic Hazards
Impact Test of Modular Rockfall Protection Wall
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Kaikoura New Zealand in 2016 caused over 50 landslides along State Highway 1, north and south of the Town. The team of engineers tasked with reopening the corridor to road and rail traffic […]
News
Keynetix Launches “Game-Changing” Modelling Software Update
A new version of the Keynetix HoleBASE SI Extension for Civil 3D will revolutionise ground modelling, dynamically updating AutoCAD 3D models when users change sections and fence diagrams. Rather than building a ground model and […]
Comings and Goings
Geo-Companies in ENR’s 2018 Top 500 Design Firms
ENR’s top 500 design firms of 2018 is out and I’m continuing a tradition I started a few years ago by listing the geo-companies that made the list. These rankings are based on revenue for […]