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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, […]

Kimberly Martin - Senior Engineer for Innovation and Sustainability at Keller North America

Keller Has New Innovation and Sustainability Engineer

June 1, 2021 rockman 0

Although sustainability is a hot topic in engineering, I still don’t hear the word discussed too much when it comes to project meetings and owner requirements. But Keller seems to be sensing a change in […]

Try Novo Tech’s Cloud-Based Borehole Logging & Geotechnical Data Management Platform Free for 60 days

May 6, 2021 rockman 0

The latest cloud offering in geotechnical engineering software is iLOG Online from GeoPrac.net sponsor, Novo Tech. You can create boring logs, well installation diagrams, stratigraphic cross-sections, and even access SPT correlations or perform soil liquefaction […]

sensemetrics connectivity and cloud management solutions for distributed sensor networks.

Bentley Systems Announces Acquisitions of sensemetrics and Vista Data Vision, Leaders Respectively in Software for Infrastructure Instrumentation and Sensor Management

May 3, 2021 rockman 0

EXTON, Pa. – April 29, 2021: Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced its acquisitions of sensemetrics (agreement executed) and Vista Data Vision (closed), leading providers of software for Internet of Things (IoT) […]

Golder is Now Part of WSP

April 15, 2021 rockman Comments Off

Golder announced on April 7, 2021, that it has officially joined WSP! The roughly 7,000 Golder employees worldwide join WSP’s 54,000 employees. Combined, they will number over 14,000 environmental experts globally “dedicated to accelerating the […]

Screenshot from an early DOS version of Dips

30+ Years of Dips Software Development

April 15, 2021 rockman Comments Off

Engineering geologists and geological engineers are likely familiar with the stereonet software, Dips, by Rocscience. It is a great tool for plotting orientations of geological data from borehole or surface data. It’s hard to believe […]

Retaining Wall Collapse on I-295 Project in Bellmawr, New Jersey

April 1, 2021 rockman Comments Off

An MSE Retaining Wall suffered a dramatic failure last week closing the right northbound lanes of I-295 indefinitely. The wall is part of the Direct Connection Project to reduce congestion on I-295/I-76/Route 42 in Bellmawr, […]

Fugro Reaches Agreement on Divestment of Seabed Geosolutions

March 30, 2021 rockman Comments Off

Fugro has reached a binding agreement with PXGEO Seismic Services Limited (PXGEO) to sell certain assets and the related business of its non-core subsidiary Seabed Geosolutions for USD 16 million (approximately EUR 14 million) in […]

Terracon Enhances Mid-Atlantic Presence with GET Solutions, Inc. Acquisition

March 14, 2021 rockman Comments Off

OLATHE, Kan. – Terracon is pleased to announce it has acquired GET Solutions, Inc. (GET). As their name represents, GET is a full-service geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing firm serving public- and private-sector clients throughout […]

Bentley Systems Enters into ~ $1.05 Billion Agreement to Acquire Seequent, Global Leader in 3D Modeling Software for the Geosciences

March 11, 2021 rockman Comments Off

EXTON, Pa. – March 11, 2021: Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with investors led by Accel-KKR to acquire Seequent—a leader in software for […]