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Golder Celebrates 60 Years of Excellence!

September 22, 2020 rockman 0

Golder is celebrating it’s 60th anniversary this year! Speaking personally, this is an amazing company with some truly amazing and talented individuals in the organization. This video does a great job giving you a flavor […]

ASTM Geotechnical Updates by GeoPrac.net

ASTM Updates for September 20, 2020

September 20, 2020 rockman 0

Those of us in the geotechnical profession use ASTM Standards on a daily basis. It’s hard to keep up with changes, so I attempt to post regular digest updates to the ASTM standards of importance […]

OpenGround - The future of geotechnical software at Bentley?

Bentley Systems Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering

September 15, 2020 rockman 0

EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – September 15, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (“Bentley”) today announced the launch of the initial public offering of 10,750,000 shares of its Class B common stock. The shares of Class B […]

Video: Anchored Bored Pile Wall in Lisbon, Portugal

September 9, 2020 rockman 0

Keller posted a very cool drone video of a anchored bored pile wall in an urban area of Lisbon, Portugal. I don’t speak Portuguese, so I can’t read the captions, but the video speaks for […]

Bubble 3D stress and settlement calculator

New Geotechnical Freeware for Stress and Settlement – Bubble 3D

September 8, 2020 rockman 0

Novo Tech has released Bubble 3D, a new freeware application for visualizing foundation stress and settlement distribution. It does not use Finite or Discrete elements, but instead, it discretizes the model into many soil elements […]

Seequent to Host Virtual Geoscience Technology Conference – Lyceum 2020, September 23

September 3, 2020 rockman 0

Global software company Seequent is bringing industry leaders together for a unique virtual experience – Lyceum 2020, The Power of Connection. The live stream event will explore how effective digital collaboration increases the ability to […]

DFI Announces 2020-2021 Traveling Lecturer: David B. Paul, P.E.

September 3, 2020 rockman 0

Hawthorne, N.J. (August 26, 2020): 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 […]

Cellular concrete backfill behind an MSE retaining wall

TRB Webinar: Updates to MSE Retaining Wall Design Procedures

September 3, 2020 rockman 0

AASHTO bridge design specifications were updated this year, with the largest change to designs for Mechanically-Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls in more than 20 years. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, October 8, 2020 from […]

Guidelines for Management of Landslide Hazards for Pipelines

September 2, 2020 rockman 0

Geosyntec and Golder have teamed up with the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) to produce a reference manual: “Guidelines for Management of Landslide Hazards for Pipelines“. This guidance document is the result of […]

TerraThane 24-042 is used to Stabilize a 14′ Stormwater Culvert in North Carolina

August 20, 2020 rockman 0

Problem There’s an old saying, “If you have a 14′ stormwater drain that has some severe voids behind it, then you’re asking for trouble if you don’t fix it!” That’s not actually an old saying, […]