Happy Karl Terzaghi’s Birthday, 2016
Every second of October, geotechnical engineers around the world remember Karl Terzaghi on his birthday! Terzaghi is the father of soil mechanics, and I don’t think it is cliche to say he is also the […]
Every second of October, geotechnical engineers around the world remember Karl Terzaghi on his birthday! Terzaghi is the father of soil mechanics, and I don’t think it is cliche to say he is also the […]
“Healthy succession planning and implementation are vital to the long-term multi-generational success of our firm. Our CEO transition is part of a continuous process designed to maintain the vitality, competitiveness, and independence of our firm for many years to come. Peter has demonstrated his passionate and complete commitment to the success and well-being of our firm and its employees in his 17 years with Geosyntec,” said Bonaparte. “The Board elected Peter because his personal values and ethics are superb and consistent with the firm’s mission and vision. An expert practitioner, his personal career also embodies our sell-manage-do culture, and he is a role model that motivates and inspires those around him. Peter’s ability to think in an analytical, thoughtful, and clear-minded way and to logically and decisively evaluate and address opportunities and challenges gives the Board confidence he will continue Geosyntec’s tradition of technical and client service excellence.”
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RockWare Software recentl released an updated to their RockWorks software package popular with geotechnical and geological professionals. There are a host of new features. You can read about them on their new features page, or […]
The tunnel liner that is being placed by the Bertha tunnel boring machine consists of precast concrete segments. This video by the WSDOT shows how they are made at the casting yard, and what Bertha […]
This kind of thing is like geo-porn for some of us! You might want to turn down or mute your speakers though, the background music is a little jarring at first. [Source: Maccaferri YouTube Channel. […]
Joel Carson, the Executive Director of the Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA), recently announced the association’s new website. It’s a great tool to deliver the excellent resources and information that the GBA makes available to member […]
I will be the guest speaker at an EagleLIFT, Inc. webinar this Friday, September 16, 2016, from 11am-12pm MST titled: “Geotechnical Aspects of Polyurethane Grout”. I spoke on this topic about a year ago, but […]
Fugro released their financial results for HY 2016. I’m going to guess that’s the Dutch equivalent of FY 2016. It’s been a tough year for them it looks like, thanks largely to the depressed oil […]
There is a nice little article at the Big Ideas Blog that gives you some insight into the CEO of Moretrench, Art Corwin. Art is unique in this industry from what I can tell in […]
Nicholson Construction was recently awarded a secant pile wall contract for the Maline Creek combined sewer overflow (CSO) project in St Louis, Missouri. Their scope of work will include 78 880-mm (~3-ft) piles to depths […]
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