News, announcements, policy updates, spotlighted websites, software updates and other info that may be of interest to practicing geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, geophysicists, hydrogeologists and related professions.
Here is a collection of new, revised and updated ASTM standards from October 2012 that may be of interest to geoprofessionals. See the list after the break…
November 6, 2012, WASHINGTON – Today’s signing of an Agreement on Standards between the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and ASTM International solidifies coordination between two organizations working in the common interest of highway construction, safety, maintenance, and sustainability in the United States and around the world.
AASHTO Executive Director John Horsley and ASTM President James A. Thomas today signed an agreement which serves as the basis for continued mutual cooperation on the development and publication of highway construction standards.
[Editor] Click through for the rest of this press release from AASHTO and ASTM. [/Editor]
According to the Schnabel Engineering website: Schnabel’s NYS office is located in the Capital District region, approximately 20 miles north of Albany in Clifton Park, New York. The NYS office will focus its efforts on […]
Well-known pile hammer manufacturer APE has purchased technology for driving and coupling large diameter helical piles that could help make this technology more mainstream. Rather than pounding the pile into the ground, the steel drill […]
Peat stabilization earns Hayward Baker Project of the Year honors – Source: Hayward Baker China landslide buries school in Yunnan province – Source: BBC News Digging the World’s Widest Tunnel Under Downtown Seattle – Source: […]
This is a great video showing the application of ground freezing to deep excavations in unstable soil and high groundwater table. It’s also a nice overview of the reason the Hetch Hetchy project was undertaken, […]
Maccaferri, a manufacturer of geogrid, gabion, rockfall protection, and other geoconstruction products is offering a series of webinars. On November 8, the topic will be ‘Advancing Maccaferri Geosynthetics’. On November 15, the topic will be […]
I shared this image in my October newsletter this week, but this was one of the most striking images for me. Flood waters from the Hudson River pouring into the ground zero excavation. Some 100 […]
SEATTLE.,October 15, 2012—DBM Contractors, Inc. received two safety awards from The International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC). DBM was one of only four contractors to receive the award in the U.S. for contractors who perform single projects in excess of $750k and one of only two contractors to receive the Rick Marshall Commitment to Excellence in Safety Award.
[Editor] Check out the rest of the press release from DBM Contractors, Inc. [/Editor]
A federal judge ruled that the property owners can’t sue Pulte homes for the failure of a retaining wall and a subsequent slope movement (they refer to it as a landslide). The failure occurred in […]
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