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[ February 20, 2019 ] Pittsburgh Begins String of Landslide Remediation Projects Totalling $8M Geologic Hazards
[ February 20, 2019 ] DFI Announces New Scholarship and 2018 Awards News
[ February 15, 2019 ] New Manual on Subsurface Investigations Available Resources
[ February 15, 2019 ] Video: Brumadinho, Brazil Tailings Dam Collapse Failures
[ February 13, 2019 ] GEO5 Geotechnical Software by Fine spol. s r.o. Becomes Newest Sponsor Featured

Pittsburgh Begins String of Landslide Remediation Projects Totalling $8M

February 20, 2019 rockman 0

The City of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania has recently started a nearly $1M landslide remediation project on the City’s north side, but it is only one of nearly 20 landslide sites affecting public rights of way being monitored […]

Juliana Pereira - DFI Scholarship Recipient for 2018

DFI Announces New Scholarship and 2018 Awards

February 20, 2019 rockman 0

Hawthorne, N.J. (February 19, 2019): The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust and Langan Engineering & Environmental Services announce a new scholarship in the Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarship Fund, and 2018 scholarship […]

NCHRP Manual on Subsurface Investigations

New Manual on Subsurface Investigations

February 15, 2019 rockman 0

The NCHRP has released a new Subsurface Investigation Manual to update the 1988 AASHTO Manual of the same name. Imagine trying to capture every change in technology, methods, and approaches to geotechnical investigations from the […]

Video: Brumadinho, Brazil Tailings Dam Collapse

February 15, 2019 rockman 0

A tailings dam collapsed on January 25, 2019 sending a torrent of material onto the town of Brumadinho in southeastern Brazil. The tragedy killed at least 157 people, and 182 are still missing. The video […]

GEO5 Geotechnical Software by Fine spol. s r.o. Becomes Newest Sponsor

February 13, 2019 rockman 0

GeoPrac.net is pleased to welcome our latest sponsor, Fine spol. s r.o., the makers of GEO5 suite of geotechnical engineering software. Fine began selling structural engineering software in 1987 and their geotechnical software offerings came […]

Video: Introduction to NovoSPT Software for SPT Correlations

February 10, 2019 rockman 0

Like it or not, the SPT test is the go-to test for most geotechnical engineering projects. Once you collect the SPT data in the field, you need to make your energy and depth corrections, and […]

2015 sinkhole in Sechelt's Seawatch neighborhood

Geotechnical Instability and Sinkholes Prompt Evacuation Alert in Sechelt, BC

February 10, 2019 rockman 0

The District of Sechelt north of Vancouver in BC has issued an evacuation alert for the Seawatch Concordia Subdivision because of geotechnical instability and multiple sinkholes, according to a press release. The area has been […]

Hayward Baker Rio Salado Commerce Park, LLC project, Phoenix, AZ.

Hayward Baker Expands Regional Presence With New Office in Phoenix

February 6, 2019 rockman 0

Hanover, Md., January 28, 2018 – Hayward Baker, Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, announces the opening of a new office location in Phoenix, Arizona. The new Phoenix office will help further Hayward Baker’s organic growth […]

Moretrench Welcomes Groundwater Treatment Division Manager Edward Carter.

Moretrench Announces New Water Treatment Division Management

February 6, 2019 rockman 0

Hanover, Md., January 30, 2018 – Moretrench, A Hayward Baker Company, is pleased to announce the addition of Ed Carter as the new Groundwater Treatment Division Manager. Under Carter’s leadership, Moretrench will continue to provide turn-key water treatment […]

Minnesota Boulevard embankment failure from 2018 Anchorage Earthquake

GEER Report Released for 2018 Anchorage Earthquake

January 21, 2019 rockman 0

The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association has released Version 1.0 of their report for the November 30, 2018, M7.0 Anchorage Earthquake. The GEER Phase I team collaborated closely with a number of other agencies […]