Website links, new publications in geotechnical engineering and engineering geology and Google Earth related information can be found in this section.
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Seminars in VA on Helical Foundation Systems, Helical Soil Nails & Push Piers
Corey Berrien of JES Foundation Repair contacted me regarding some upcoming seminars in the Virginia area on Helical Foundation Systems, Helical Soil Nails and Push Piers. If you are interested, click through for more info.
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Roadheaders in North America
Drill and Blast and Tunnel Boring Machine are two common types of tunnel construction methods. But roadheaders have been around for many years, getting their start in the coal mining industry. So where do they […]
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Suggested Guidelines for Investigating Land Subsidence and Earth Fissure Hazards in Arizona
From the AZGS Document Repository: These guidelines provide professionals evaluating site-specific conditions in areas known or suspected to be subsiding with a standardized minimum level of investigation for land-subsidence and earth-fissure hazards. The guidelines do […]
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Developing Production Pile Driving Criteria from Test Pile Data
From the report summary: Although exploratory borings and engineering studies during design are an integral part of foundation engineering, the axial resistance of a driven pile foundation is ultimately determined by the criteria used to […]
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Locata’s Ground-Based GPS Mimic with Centimeter Accuracy
The principle behind GPS technology is relatively simple, you have a network of satellites where their location is known to a high degree of accuracy, and you have a way to determine the distance between […]
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Google Permissions – Google Maps / Google Earth Guidelines
Wondering if you can use those Google Earth images in your report? How about your power point slideshow? What is Google Policy on using their Google Maps data for various purposes? Find the answers to […]
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Highway Reconstruction with Geofoam
This is a nice little overview with Geofoam for people unfamiliar with the material and its applications. It was written by Mr. Nico Sutmoller with Insulfoam, who also contributed this article on a Geofoam project […]
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GeoConstructability – An Owner’s Guide Obtaining Essential Geotechnical Information for Construction
A new report issued by the Geo-Institute and prepared by the Geotechnical Constructability Task Force is targeted at owners, and seeks to educate them on why they need the services of a geotechnical engineer and […]
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Seismic Analysis and Design of Retaining Walls, Buried Structures, Slopes, and Embankments
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 611: Seismic Analysis and Design of Retaining Walls, Buried Structures, Slopes, and Embankments explores analytical and design methods for the seismic design of retaining walls, buried structures, […]