Website links, new publications in geotechnical engineering and engineering geology and Google Earth related information can be found in this section.
The Arizona Geologic Survey has released an online version of the geologic map of Arizona. It uses a Google Maps interface, and allows you to zoom in on any area in the state to view […]
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 717: Scour at Bridge Foundations on Rock presents a methodology for estimating the time rate of scour and the design scour depth for a bridge founded on […]
If you have an iPad, you can now read Ground Engineering magazine for free! GE Magazine is one of the industry’s most respected trade publications, affiliated with the UK’s New Civil Engineer organization. The app […]
FHWA Director Mendez was on hand last month as WSDOT broke ground on the SR 99 tunnel, also known as the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Tunnel. The project is expected to cost upwards of $2B […]
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 430: Cost-Effective and Sustainable Road Slope Stabilization and Erosion Control presents information on cost-effective and sustainable road slope stabilization techniques, with a focus on shallow or near-surface […]
The Bentley gINT team has put together a gINT Rules add-in that will help you write your own gINT Rules code. The Add-In is gra005 (note the ‘a’) found on the Bentley Geotechnical Wiki. It […]
The UK’s Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) is making 10 Rankine Lecture Papers available for free until June 16, 2012. The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) hosts the very prestigious Rankine Lecture each March. The lectures […]
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 429: Geotechnical Information Practices in Design-Build Projects addresses how states use geotechnical information in solicitation documents and contracts for design-build highway projects. The report examines current practices […]
This video from RockWare shows a 4D Google Earth tour of a simulated groundwater contamination plume migration created using several tools in their RockWorks software package.
This fall, TRB will release Rockfall: Characterization and Control, which will address rockfall hazard identification and evaluation, investigation process, mitigation options, and maintenance and management programs. The 400 page publication will include a DVD with […]
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