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Seismic Design of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Bridge Abutments with Modular Block Facing

April 29, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Text from TRB: TRBâ€™s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 187: Seismic Design of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Bridge Abutments with Modular Block Facing explores design methods and construction guidelines for using geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) […]

Practices and Procedures for Site-Specific Evaluations of Earthquake Ground Motions

April 19, 2012 rockman Comments Off

A new synthesis report by the NCHRP aims to identify the current state of the practice in site-specific earthquake design. TRBâ€™s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 428: Practices and Procedures for Site-Specific Evaluations […]

Giroud-Han Method for Geosynthetic-Reinforced Unpaved Roads

April 16, 2012 rockman Comments Off

A 2004 paper by J.P. Giroud and Jie Han provides a practical design method for geosynthetic-reinforced unpaved roads. The method outlined in the paper was very detailed, and the authors wanted to provide a summary […]

Video: xGEL LatMate Software for Geotechnical Lab Efficiency

March 26, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Here is a video about a nifty software product I came across at the trade show, xGEL LabMate. I enjoyed the chance to chat with Art Koenig, the president of GeoSmart Software about this software, […]

ASFE Issues New Model Agreement for Construction Materials Engineering and Testing (CoMET)

March 22, 2012 rockman Comments Off

ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association along with Terra Insurance company have released a model agreement for construction and materials testing services (CoMET). This document was created for use by ASFE member firms based on the organization’s […]

Landslide in Waioeka Gorge in New Zealand

Workers and geotechnical engineer run from 10,000 cu m landslide

March 22, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Construction or maintenance personnel and a geotechnical engineer narrowly avoided being a victim of a new landslide at the site of a landslide cleanup. They were attempting to clean up a landslide on the State […]

Subsea Piling Frames – StabFRAME

March 6, 2012 rockman Comments Off

A new piece of equipment for deep ocean pile driving was recently used in 140m of water off the coast of Brazil. The StabFRAME is lowered to the sea floor and leveled to allow accurate […]

Koerner, Designing with Geosynthetics 6th Edition

Koerner on the publication of Designing With Geosynthetics, 6th Ed.

February 23, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Dr. Robert M. Koerner has recently published the 6th edition of his industry standard text, Designing With Geosynthetics. He changed to a small publishing company to bring down the price, and the result is a […]

Big Ben lean nothing to worry about

February 6, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Here is another article on the lean of London’s Big Ben clock tower. According to Professor John Burland of Imperial College, it would take 10,000 years for the tower to match the lean of the […]

Geo-Institute Geo-Congress 2012 Conference Younger Member Travel Grants

January 19, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Young geotechnical engineers and geoengineering professionals in the first 5 years of their careers may be elligible for a $500 grant to attend the 2012 Geo-Congress conference in Oakland, California March 25-29. See the Geo-Institute […]