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Lessons Learned from the SR-99 Highway Tunnel Project in Seattle, Owner’s Perspective

May 17, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical consultant Gregg Korbin served on the Technical Advisory Board for Washington State DOT for the SR-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Tunnel Project. He recently presented to the Vancouver Geotechnical Society on lessons learned from […]

Guidelines for Engineering Geologic Models

February 9, 2023 rockman Comments Off

There is a new document available from IAEG titled “Guidelines for the development and application of engineering geologic models on projects.” The guidelines were created by members of the International Association of Engineering Geologists (IAEG) […]

DFI Rumble: Numerical Modeler vs. Skeptic

October 31, 2022 rockman Comments Off

I just watched a July episode of the DFI rumble that I missed before – the numerical modeler versus the skeptic. Approaching from the numerical modeling perspective was Augusto Lucarelli from Itasca (the makers of […]

Terzaghi Day with Suzanne Lacasse

October 18, 2022 rockman Comments Off

Unfortunately, I missed Terzaghi day this year 🙁 but the Geo-Institute of ASCE continued its tradition from the past 3 years of hosting a live lecture/presentation by a geo-legend to share a little about Karl […]

NAVFAC DM 7.1 Gets 2022 Refresh

September 29, 2022 rockman Comments Off

Nearly every geotechnical engineer has referred to the venerable 1986 NAVFAC DM 7.1 Manual on Soil Mechanics. There are numerous useful charts, correlations, tables, and equations for a variety of geotechnical challenges, which is probably […]

Menardle, the ground improvement word game

Menardle – Wordle for Geoprofessionals

September 22, 2022 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical contractor Menard has created a fun new way to waste time at work, Menardle, a ground improvement version of the popular word game Wordle! So far they have released about 11 puzzles. You can […]

Nicholson Static Load Test Webinar

Static Load Testing of Piles Webinar

September 22, 2022 rockman Comments Off

Nicholson Construction is hosting another great webinar in their 60mn webinar series!! Their Former Chief Engineer, Tom Richards is going to present on Static Load Testing of Piles. He will cover the rules to carry out load tests, […]

Chemical Grouting 1-Day Live Training Course

September 15, 2022 rockman Comments Off

Prime Resins is hosting a 1-day training course on chemical grouting for geotechnical applications at their Fontana, CA facility. They will cover a range of chemical grouting solutions to provide a new set of tools […]

2021 Langan Lecture: Tugce Baser: Pathways to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change

August 12, 2022 rockman Comments Off

The Geo-Institute recently published a recording of the 2021 Langan Lecture by Dr. Tugce Baser on energy piles. The G-I is publishing so much great free content these days, it’s actually quite difficult to keep […]

Laboratory Overview of Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

July 17, 2022 rockman Comments Off

The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) is at the forefront of geotechnical laboratory testing. They perform testing for a range of projects around the world as well as for academic research. They even fabricate new testing […]

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