Attenuator instrumentation by Landslide Technologies
Geologic Hazards

Cool Geohazard Instrumentation Project

I just had to highlight this cool geohazard instrumentation project undertaken by Landslide Technology (Cornforth Consultants). It involves installing instrumentation on several attenuator systems along the Ketchum-Challis Highway north of Stanley, ID for the FHWA. I […]

NZGS Guidance Series Unit 3
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NZGS Looking For Comments on Slope Stability Document

The New Zealand Geotechnical Society has been producing some excellent geotechnical reference and design guidance documents. Their most recent, Slope Stability Guidance Unit 3, was released this month in draft form, and they are looking […]

Richard Goodman, legendary rock mechanics professor from Berkeley
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Richard Goodman (1935-2025)

Richard E. Goodman, a distinguished faculty member at UC Berkeley from 1964 to 1994, passed away at the age of 90 in Anchorage, Alaska. His remarkable career and contributions to the fields of rock mechanics […]

BlockSync block model in Leapfrog showing estimated gold grade variability alongside drilling
Press Releases

Introducing Seequent Evo: Redefining Geoscience Collaboration and Data Management for Faster and Smarter Decision-Making

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today introduced Seequent Evo, a powerful cloud-based platform designed to help Seequent users, and the broader geoscience community, collaborate and manage data centrally for faster, smarter decision-making. Seequent Evo provides […]

Sumela Monestary in 2009, prior to rockfall mitigation
Project Related

Sumela Monestary Rockfall Mitigation

The Sumela Monastery in the Trabzon Province of Turkey dates to about 386 AD. This iconic building of great historical and cultural significance was founded by Greek Orthodox monks but has been an object of […]

Speargun Projectile Penetrometer
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Speargun Projectile Penetrometer – Yes Please!

The “speargun projectile penetrometer” (SPP) is sure to be on every geotechnical engineer’s Christmas list! PhD student Junlin Rong and his advisor, Professor of Geotechnical Engineering Majid Nazem, both of RMIT University, were the lead […]