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Moretrnch ground freezing technology at the Washington D.C. First Street Tunnels Project

Ground Freezing Goes Mainstream with Popular Mechanics

December 20, 2015 rockman Comments Off

GeoPrac sponsor Moretrench is a specialty geotechnical contractor known for their expertise with a variety of geotechnical construction methods. But they are probably best known for their niche work with ground freezing technology. Popular Mechanics […]

2015 Terzaghi Lecture – The Evolution of Specialty Geotechnical Construction Techniques

December 20, 2015 rockman Comments Off

The 2015 Karl Terzaghi award was presented by Donald A. Bruce, Ph.D., D.GE, C.Eng., L.G., L.E.G., President, Geosystems, L.P. at the Geo-Institute’s 2015 Geo-Congress Conference. The Geo-Institute has generously made his lecture available to all […]

LogitEasy offers mobile geotechnical data collection and log preparation services

LogitEasy Offers Free iPad Promotion for Borehole Logging

December 7, 2015 rockman Comments Off

LogitEasy provides a web-based solution for logging boreholes and wells. You can send them scanned paper logs, or use their electronic form on a PC or iPad to submit the data to them. For a […]

Site Characterization Services: Step 3 Field Exploration

October 6, 2015 rockman Comments Off

Another in the series of excellent videos by Terracon. This video addresses the field exploration techniques they use. [Source: Terracon YouTube Channel. Image: YouTube]

Terzaghi’s Birthday 2015 and Growing Pains of a New Profession

October 2, 2015 rockman Comments Off

Today is the anniversary of Karl Terzaghi’s birthday. I have a tradition of marking the anniversary by sharing a quote or some other piece of info I’ve learned about the man we commonly refer to […]

Drought resiliency grant awarded by the USBR

USBR Selects 23 Projects Totaling $5.2 Million to Build Drought Resiliency in Nine States

September 18, 2015 rockman Comments Off

From the USBR Press Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan LÃ³pez has announced the selection of 23 projects to receive grants totaling $5.2 million for proactive drought planning and other efforts to build long-term drought […]

Site Characterization Services: Step 2 Methods Consulting

September 14, 2015 rockman Comments Off

The second in a series of videos by Terracon on the various steps of site characterization. If you are someone new to geotechnical engineering, these videos are a great overview of what we do! [Source: […]

Geotechnical centrifuge at the UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling

A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On: Center for Geotechnical Modeling Facilitates Seismic Research

August 18, 2015 rockman 1

How would you feel if you were subjected to 75Gs of centrifugal force? Well, at least you would know what the soil feels like in some of the cutting edge geotechnical modeling being done at […]

Video of DeWind One Pass Trenching MT2000 Trencher Installing Soil Bentonite Cutoff Wall

August 4, 2015 rockman Comments Off

Modified from the YouTube description: Video of a DeWind One-Pass Trencher installing a Soil-Bentonite Wall 55′ deep. This is a mix in place technology capable of installations up to 125′ feet deep. The soils are […]

The next full-margin rupture of the Cascadia subduction zone will spell the worst natural disaster in the history of the continent.

The Earthquake That Will Devastate Seattle

August 2, 2015 rockman Comments Off

This is a fantastic article by Kathryn Schulz for New Yorker Magazine on the seismic and tsunami hazards associated with the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest. Ms. Schulz paints a very vivid picture […]