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[ July 19, 2021 ] SAIDEL Engineering Designs First Residential Building above Subway Tunnels in West Bucharest Deep Foundations
[ July 9, 2021 ] Redi-Rock.com Has Been Updated Website Reviews
[ July 6, 2021 ] G-I Geo Legends Series Interviews Harry Poulos Available Resources
[ July 2, 2021 ] Foundations of the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers Miscellaneous
[ July 1, 2021 ] DFI Announces 2021-2022 Traveling Lecturer: Thomas D. Richards, Jr. Press Releases

Redi-Rock.com Has Been Updated

July 9, 2021 rockman 0

The folks at Redi-Rock, makers of some of the nicest looking precast modular block retaining walls in the business, have refreshed their website – Redi-Rock.com. And speaking as a geotechnical engineer and occasional retaining wall […]

G-I Geo Legends Series Interviews Harry Poulos

July 6, 2021 rockman 0

Most geotechnical engineers will recognize the name Harry Poulos. The Geo-Institute’s Geo-Legends series recently posted an interview with Professor Poulos of Coffey Engineering and the University of Sydney. He has worked on the foundations of […]

Foundations of the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers

July 2, 2021 rockman 0

How do the foundation configurations compare for six of the world’s tallest skyscrapers? The folks at Groundworks, a residential and commercial foundation repair company, put together this sweet infographic to answer just that! Source: How […]

Tom Richards of Nichols - Retired Chief Engineer

DFI Announces 2021-2022 Traveling Lecturer: Thomas D. Richards, Jr.

July 1, 2021 rockman 0

In 2018, DFI introduced the DFI Traveling Lecturer program to promote the field of geotechnical engineering and deep foundation construction by encouraging students to explore a career in the deep foundations industry, providing information on topics of […]

GEO5 2021 Software Updates

June 29, 2021 rockman 0

The geotechnical software suite, GEO5, has been recently updated with a host of new features. As always, you can download a 30-day demo version without any analysis limitations from Fine Software. Some of the new […]

Bute Inlet Landslide and Tsunami in BC

June 28, 2021 rockman 0

A massive November 2020 landslide and glacial lake outburst near Bute Inlet in BC created a seismic signal equivalent to a 4.9 magnitude earthquake! On November 28, 2020, at about 6 a.m., approximately 18.5 million […]

Cone penetration testing rig courtesy of ConeTec

TRB CPT Webinar on June 29, 2021

June 27, 2021 rockman 0

The Transportation Research Board will be hosting a webinar entitled “One Pack to Rule Them All-The Cone Penetration Test Expansion Pack” on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern. The webinar will identify available […]

GBA Updates Guide to Third-Party Reliance

June 24, 2021 rockman 0

Third-party reliance is a legal concept that is important for all practicing geoengineers to understand. We produce work products meant for a specific client and a specific purpose. But what if a third party wants […]

What’s Your Biggest Geotechnical Data Challenge?

June 24, 2021 rockman 0

Bentley Systems, the makers of OpenGround, PLAXIS, and gINT, want to know what is your biggest geotechnical data challenge? They have been sharing a variety of strategies and examples of managing geotechnical data on recent […]

June 6, 1944 - D-Day Invasion at Normandy

How Geotechnical Engineering Influenced the D-Day Invasion

June 1, 2021 rockman 0

When the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy on the Battle of D-Day, most people would not have considered geotechnical engineering as having played much of a role. But leading up to this historic day, […]