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50 Years Since the Teton Dam Failure
Fifty years after the catastrophic failure of Teton Dam, the case remains essential reading for lessons involving geology, seepage, filters, and dam safety. […]
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Nicholson Legends and Iconic Projects: A 70-Year Celebration of Geotechnical Excellence
Nicholson Construction, one of GeoPrac.net’s long-time sponsors and a pillar of the geotechnical industry, recently celebrated its 70th anniversary with a two-part webinar series titled “Nicholson Legends and Iconic Projects.” The series featured six senior […]
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Dataforensics and USACE are Bentley Award Finalists for Subsurface Modeling
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has partnered with Dataforensics to implement an enterprise subsurface data management system that will provide a myriad of benefits across their organization. The project involved the digitization of millions […]
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Rocscience to Honor Harry Poulos
Geotechnical software company Rocscience will present Professor Harry Poulos with a Lifetime Achievement Award at their 2025 Conference in Sydney. The Rocscience International Conference 2025 (RIC2025) will be held April 6-8, 2025 and will be […]
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Schneider in Talks to Acquire Bentley Systems
Schneider Electric, a French energy management company, is reported to be in talks to acquire Bentley Systems, the well-know engineering software company worth approximately $16B. Bentley has noted that discussions are at a preliminary stage, […]
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Atkins WSP Wins £25m Rest and Be Thankful Contract
The A83 highway in Northwest Scotland has frequent landslides at the Rest and Be Thankful area. Atkins and WSP were recently selected by Transport Scotland to provide engineering for medium and long-term solutions to these […]
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WSP Acquires Wood E&I Business
WSP has entered into an agreement to acquire the Environment & Infrastructure business (“E&I”) of John Wood Group plc. (Wood). The Wood E&I group consists of approximately 6,000 experts in 10 countries, that originated from […]
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Blackstone Energy Partners Announces Majority Investment in Geosyntec
NEW YORK & BOCA RATON, Fla – May 10, 2022 – Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that Blackstone Energy Partners (“Blackstone”) has agreed to make a majority investment in Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (“Geosyntec”). Geosyntec is […]
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GroundProbe Opens Geotechnical Support Center in Indonesia
Geotechnical monitoring specialists, GroundProbe, have recently celebrated the relocation of their facilities and Geotechnical Support Service (GSS) center in Balikpapan, Indonesia. The center, which originally opened in 2012, provides 24/7 remote monitoring of radar and […]
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Ground Engineering Awards 2021 Highlights
The 2021 Ground Engineering Awards were held in London on November 23 at the Brewery. The awards “bring together the leaders in the [geotechnical] industry to celebrate achievements in terms of projects, people and businesses…” […]