Available Resources – Page 9

2019 Osterberg Lecture by Samuel Paikowsky: Capacity Testing of Deep Foundations Successes and Pitfalls

June 13, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Samuel Paikowsky, Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and president of GeoDynamica Inc. delivered the 2019 DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecture at SuperPile ’19 in Seattle, May 2019. The title of […]

Tensar Triax geogrid with separation geotextile

Tensar’s SpectraPave Design Challenge

March 27, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Tensar is giving away a $500 Amazon gift card as part of their SpectraPave Design software challenge. All you have to do is download the free software for design of geogrid subgrade improvement beneath pavements, […]

Keynetix 50th Small Steps Webinar and it's The Big One

Keynetix Small Steps Webinar Number 50 – The Big One

February 28, 2019 rockman Comments Off

In the next Small Steps Series Webinar by Keynetix, they are celebrating a big milestone with their 50th Small Steps Webinar. In this special hour-long event, the whole Keynetix Webinar team will be brought together […]

Sixth International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring in Rome

February 28, 2019 rockman Comments Off

NHAZCA (Natural HAZards Control and Assessment) is a Spin-off Company of Sapienza University of Rome, an international leader in the analysis and monitoring of natural hazards and large infrastructures for the management and mitigation of […]

NCHRP Manual on Subsurface Investigations

New Manual on Subsurface Investigations

February 15, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The NCHRP has released a new Subsurface Investigation Manual to update the 1988 AASHTO Manual of the same name. Imagine trying to capture every change in technology, methods, and approaches to geotechnical investigations from the […]

Video: Introduction to NovoSPT Software for SPT Correlations

February 10, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Like it or not, the SPT test is the go-to test for most geotechnical engineering projects. Once you collect the SPT data in the field, you need to make your energy and depth corrections, and […]

Geoparameters determined from CPT Testing

CPT Geotechnical Design Manual from Minnesota DOT

January 2, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report on how to utilize cone penetration testing (CPT) for a variety of geotechnical analysis and design tasks. These tasks, which are applicable both to state highways […]

Thermal Integrity Profiling (TIP) Software Output - Courtesy of Pile Dynamics, Inc.

Upcoming Deep Foundation QC Webinars from Pile Dynamics, Inc.

November 19, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Pile Dynamics Inc. is a global leader in deep foundation quality control and performance testing. They are known for their specialty geotechnical software and equipment, including Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA), and thermal integrity profiler (TIP). […]

Retaining Wall Failure - Credit Mark Vessely

Great Geotechnical Asset Management Article on Retaining Wall Collapses

November 9, 2018 rockman Comments Off

There is a great article by Mark Vessely that touches on issues of acceptable risk in the context of retaining walls (and all geotechnical assets), the potential for a growing problem in our industry, and […]

Audio of Terzaghi’s Last Lecture on Engineering Geology at Harvard University

October 27, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Anyone in the geotechnical field knows of Karl Terzaghi, and has probably read his work. But our colleages at Geoengineer.org have done our industry a great service by providing an audio recording of Terzaghi’s last […]