News – GeoPrac.net

Ground Improvement Strategies: Insights from Recent Webinars

September 12, 2025 rockman Comments Off

This summer, the ASCE Geo-Institute teamed up with Geopier for a compelling two-part webinar series focused on ground improvement in geotechnical engineering. The series brought together two respected voices in the field, Dr. Allen Bowers […]

DFI Announces 2025 Distinguished Service Award Recipient

September 11, 2025 rockman Comments Off

Hawthorne, N.J. (September 8, 2025): Kord Wissmann, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE, founder of Intechnics, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award bestowed to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award recognizes individuals who have […]

AASHTO Materials Standards 45h Edition (2025)

AASHTO Releases 45th Edition of Materials Standards: What Geotechnical Engineers Need to Know

September 4, 2025 rockman Comments Off

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has released the 45th Edition of its Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing, along with the latest AASHTO Provisional Standards, which are commonly referred to as […]

RSWall Webinar Recap: Advanced Gabion Wall Solutions with Rocscience and Maccaferri

September 3, 2025 rockman Comments Off

Earlier this summer, Rocscience kicked off its RSWall webinar series with a deep dive into advanced gabion wall design. The session featured Dr. Sina Javankhoshdel from Rocscience and Gianluca Brocca from Maccaferri, a company with […]

Provo City Center Temple Micropile Underpinning by Nicholson Construction

Nicholson Legends and Iconic Projects: A 70-Year Celebration of Geotechnical Excellence

September 2, 2025 rockman Comments Off

Nicholson Construction, one of GeoPrac.net’s long-time sponsors and a pillar of the geotechnical industry, recently celebrated its 70th anniversary with a two-part webinar series titled “Nicholson Legends and Iconic Projects.” The series featured six senior […]

Evert Hoek Distinguished Lecture Series

August 15, 2025 rockman Comments Off

If you are tired of doom scrolling and looking for something interesting to watch, check out some of the lectures given by Dr. Evert Hoek on aspects of rock mechanics and geological engineering. Dr. Hoek […]

Dynamic compaction for ground improvement

Jie Han Seeks Feedback on Ground Improvement Book

August 2, 2025 rockman Comments Off

Professor Jie Han is seeking feedback on the second edition of his Ground Improvement book. See his LinkedIn Post below. If you’re a geotechnical engineer looking to sharpen your understanding of ground improvement techniques, Principles […]

World Record Rockfall Barrier Test – 12,500 kJ!

July 11, 2025 rockman Comments Off

Geobrugg recently hit another milestone with a world record test on their RXE-12500 Rockfall Barrier. It absorbed a total of over 14,000 kJ of energy, with 12,500 kJ of impact energy taken by the system […]

Attenuator instrumentation by Landslide Technologies

Cool Geohazard Instrumentation Project

July 9, 2025 rockman Comments Off

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 […]

New Guidance for Wind Turbine Foundations

July 7, 2025 rockman Comments Off

A new technical report on Cyclic Degradation in the Geotechnical Design of Wind Turbine Foundations has been released by the American Clean Power Association. The draft report reviews the behavior of foundation support geomaterials under […]