Website links, new publications in geotechnical engineering and engineering geology and Google Earth related information can be found in this section.
GPS manufacturer Garmin has announced a small, $23 device that act as a beacon, broadcasting a wireless signal to compatible devices that they are near a Geocache or give them clues along the way. It […]
The Globe Drill GT3000 mobile drill rig takes about two semis to haul, but can drill holes as deep as some oil and gas rigs that take 40 or 50 semis to move. It has […]
Price is $20/year for 12 issues compared to $36/year for the print edition. No pricing yet for a combined print and digital subscription. [Source: EarthMagazine.org. Image: EarthMagazine.org]
At the INTERGEO 2010 conference in Cologne, Germany, Trimble announced its 4D Control Software for monitoring of movements on a variety of structures and geotechnical features. It even includes the ability to connect to various […]
New York’s St. Lawrence County DOT has attracted the attention of the FHWA…in a good way. The agency has built 5 Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) bridge abutments since last fall, and the sixth will be […]
Basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) rebar has been installed in a bridge deck in Northern Ireland. It has twice the tensile strength of regular steel, and weighs approximately 75% less. According to the ENR article, […]
Vertical environmental wells for monitoring or remediation of contaminated sites are fairly well known. But over the last 20-years or so, the technology for directional drilling for environmental remediation has existed but has been largely […]
National Driller Magazine has a nice overview article of Continuous-Flight Auger Piles that was featured in their Foundation Drilling Newsletter. It’s a decent overview for those unfamiliar with CFA Piles. This type of deep foundation […]
Complete plans have not been released yet, but an environmental impact document outlines general plans for stabilization of the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans using Deep Soil Mixing techniques. Portions of the London Avenue […]
This is the first time I have heard of this type of consolidation/permeability testing. I won’t try to summarize myself, here’s a bit of a description from their newsletter: Hydraulic consolidation cells, a.k.a. Rowe-Braden consolidation […]
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