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[ April 1, 2021 ] Retaining Wall Collapse on I-295 Project in Bellmawr, New Jersey Failures
[ March 30, 2021 ] Fugro Reaches Agreement on Divestment of Seabed Geosolutions Press Releases
[ March 14, 2021 ] Terracon Enhances Mid-Atlantic Presence with GET Solutions, Inc. Acquisition Press Releases
[ March 11, 2021 ] Bentley Systems Enters into ~ $1.05 Billion Agreement to Acquire Seequent, Global Leader in 3D Modeling Software for the Geosciences Press Releases
[ March 11, 2021 ] Golder Retained as Geotechnical Advisor on Hong Kong International Airport Project Project Related

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

April 1, 2021 rockman 0

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 0

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 0

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 0

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 […]

Ground improvement work at Hong Kong International Airport in November of 2020

Golder Retained as Geotechnical Advisor on Hong Kong International Airport Project

March 11, 2021 rockman 0

Global engineering and environmental consulting firm Golder has been retained by the Hong Kong Airport Authority to be their geotechnical engineering advisor for the construction phase of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) expansion project. […]

Donald T. Goldberg - Founder of GZA GeoEnvironmental

In Memoriam: GZA Founder Donald T. Goldberg

March 11, 2021 rockman 0

His contributions and legacy are reflected in the values of the company he built and the leadership he provided to the industry he loved. President and CEO Patrick Sheehan reflects on Don’s legacy. “It would be […]

ASTM Geotechnical Updates by GeoPrac.net

ASTM Updates for March 8, 2021

March 9, 2021 rockman 0

Up your PLAXIS Game!

March 8, 2021 rockman 0

Bentley has several exciting PLAXIS webinars coming up. The first, is PLAXIS introduces NorSand model with creator, Mike Jefferies on Wednesday March 10 and the second is PLAXIS LE for both Civil Infrastructure and Mining […]

Damage to Lower Van Norman Dam from 1971 San Fernando Earthquake

50th Anniversary of San Fernando Earthquake

February 24, 2021 rockman 0

I posted about the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake, but there was another notable earthquake anniversary recently…the 50th anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. Khaled Chowdhury from the US Army Corps of Engineers […]

Christchurch Earthquake – 10th Anniversary

February 23, 2021 rockman 0

On February 22, 2011, at 12:46 pm local time, a 7.1 moment magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 185 people. This week, memorial activities were held to honor the victims. Radio New Zealand has […]