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[ October 17, 2019 ] Video: Loma Prieta Earthquake, 30 Years Later Geologic Hazards
[ October 17, 2019 ] GBA Updates One of Their Most Popular Geotechnical Resource Documents Available Resources
[ October 9, 2019 ] Seequent expands solutions portfolio with GEOSLOPE’s geotechnical analysis software GeoStudio News
[ October 9, 2019 ] World’s Tallest Tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska – 1958 Geologic Hazards
[ October 7, 2019 ] A Rare Film of Terzaghi, Casagrande, and Others Available Resources

Video: Loma Prieta Earthquake, 30 Years Later

October 17, 2019 rockman 0

October 17, 1989 at around 5 pm, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake known as the Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay area causing significant damage and loss of life. Many remember the fact that […]

GBA Important Information About Your Geotechnical Report - Updated

GBA Updates One of Their Most Popular Geotechnical Resource Documents

October 17, 2019 rockman 0

Many of you may be familiar with the Geoprofessional Business Association’s (GBA’s) document “Important Information about This Geotechnical-Engineering Report.” In my practice, we include it as an appendix in almost every geotechnical report we produce. […]

3D seepage model in GeoStudio

Seequent expands solutions portfolio with GEOSLOPE’s geotechnical analysis software GeoStudio

October 9, 2019 rockman 0

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, 4 October 2019 – Seequent, a world leader in the development of geoscience analysis, modeling, and collaborative technologies, today announced that GEOSLOPE – a Canadian-based company that creates integrated, geotechnical analysis software – has […]

World’s Tallest Tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska – 1958

October 9, 2019 rockman 0

The Lituya Bay Tsunami hit the Gulf of Alaska more than 60 years ago. On July 9, 1958, an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7.7-8.3 triggered a massive landslide or rockslide here, estimated at 40 million […]

A Rare Film of Terzaghi, Casagrande, and Others

October 7, 2019 rockman 0

GeoEngineer.org has gotten a hold of a rare video showing Karl Terzaghi on an outing with his wife Ruth Terzaghi, as well as Arthur Casagrande, Friedrich (Fritz) Schaffernak, Philipp Forchheimer, and some additional family members. […]

Happy Geologist's Day

Happy Geologists’ Day 2019!

September 20, 2019 rockman 0

In the US, we celebrate all the contributions that Geologists make to our society on September 20th. Well, I don’t know that the entire US celebrates, but by God, they should! The Association of Engineering […]

North American geotechnical companies to rebrand as Keller in 2020

Moretrench, Hayward Baker, Others to Combine as Keller

September 19, 2019 rockman 0

A number of well-known North American geotechnical construction company brands will all combine under the Keller name at the end of the year. The rebranding will include Moretrench, Bencor, Case Atlantic, Case Foundation, Hayward Baker, […]

RS3 3D Finite Element Program for Slopes, Tunnels and Excavations

Rocscience RS3 Webinar Series and Product Roadmap for 2019-20

September 19, 2019 rockman 0

Geotechnical software creator Rocscience has been busy lately with no signs of stopping! They recently announced a webinar series for their RS3 program, a 3d finite element software program for modeling slopes, tunnels and various […]

Seismogram showing the 9-11 attacks

The Seismology Of 9/11

September 12, 2019 rockman 0

The 9/11 anniversary this week conjures up strong feelings and memories for nearly every American who saw events unfold on TV that day, or even worse, lived through it. For me, I remember it was […]

Tom Richards of Nichols - Retired Chief Engineer

Nicholson Chief Engineer Tom Richards Retires After 30 Years

September 12, 2019 rockman 0

Earlier this summer Nicholson marked the retirement of a legend in the geotechnical industry. Tom Richards, their Chief Engineer, retired in June after 30 years with the company. He has led the design and testing […]

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