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Sealing water leaks beneath an active tunnel structure

Underground Leak Sealing Restores Coal Terminal Operations

February 9, 2026 rockman 0

Coal handling facilities are tough environments for concrete, especially when long-term water intrusion begins to undermine operations below grade. In this NCFI case study, a coal terminal was dealing with persistent underground leaks in a […]

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Ground investigation for civil infrastructure gets more robust with integration of lab and field geotechnical data

February 4, 2026 rockman 0

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface company, has streamlined laboratory testing in OpenGround, the leading cloud-connected geotechnical data management solution. The new OpenGround Labs capability enables seamless transfer of soil and rock sample data from field […]

Rock scaling after the Kaikoura earthquake

Young Engineering Geologists Gain Valuable Career Momentum Through New Zealand Alliance Projects

February 4, 2026 rockman 0

A recent contribution to the Young Engineering Geologists (YEG) article series for the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) highlights how alliance‑delivery infrastructure projects in New Zealand provide unique professional development opportunities for early‑career […]

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Registration Open for DFI’s 51st Annual Conference

January 27, 2026 rockman 0

Hawthorne, N.J. (January 22, 2026): Registration is officially open for DFI’s 51st Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (DFI51) taking place November 2–5, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. This year’s event spotlights the global implications of sea […]

Construction scene from the Yangtze River tunnel project, where engineers executed the precision TBM rescue.

Yangtze River TBM Rescue

January 27, 2026 rockman 0

China has set a new benchmark in underground rescue operations with its remarkable recovery of a stalled 16‑m diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) beneath the Yangtze River. During construction of the 6.4‑km Jiangyin–Jingjiang Yangtze River […]

Sunny Isles, Florida Beach skyline with new construction

Satellite Data and Reporting Highlight Subsidence Patterns Along South Florida Barrier Islands

January 9, 2026 rockman Comments Off

Recent reporting by the Miami Herald and a new peer-reviewed satellite radar study have drawn attention to subsidence patterns affecting parts of South Florida’s barrier islands. The findings are likely to be of interest to […]

Keller Shares 2025 Year in Review Video

January 7, 2026 rockman Comments Off

Keller, a long-time sponsor of GeoPrac.net, has released its 2025 Year in Review video, highlighting project achievements, technical milestones, and company activities from the past year. The video provides a look back at how Keller […]

Northwest Geotechnical Workshop 2025 Project from Hell Award Recipients

When Geotech Meets Reality: Project from Hell Award

December 29, 2025 rockman Comments Off

We all know that geotechnical work is rarely tidy. So when I saw this post on LinkedIn it made me laugh and instantly think of all the times in the field, office, or lab when […]

Geovert Video Highlights Kaikōura Earthquake Recovery From the Contractor’s Perspective

December 9, 2025 rockman Comments Off

I came across this video from Geovert documenting its role in the recovery following the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake in New Zealand. It provides a compelling look at the scale and urgency of the […]

Deep Foundatons Magazine - November-December

November/December Issue of Deep Foundations Magazine Highlights Resilience

November 29, 2025 rockman Comments Off

The November/December issue of Deep Foundations magazine from the Deep Foundations Institute features a special focus on resilience, with articles highlighting how foundation engineering is addressing coastal, flood, and infrastructure challenges. Key highlights from the […]