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Namestone Point Area on along the Great Alpine Road in Gippsland, Australia
Geologic Hazards

Slope Stabilization Complete at Namestone Point

October 13, 2022 rockman Comments Off on Slope Stabilization Complete at Namestone Point

Regional Roads Victoria (Australia) has announced the completion of slope stabilization work at Namesone Point along the scenic Great Alpine Road in Gippsland. The work was part of $4.3M (AUS) in landslip remediation funding that […]

Available Resources

NAVFAC DM 7.1 Gets 2022 Refresh

September 29, 2022 rockman Comments Off on NAVFAC DM 7.1 Gets 2022 Refresh

Nearly every geotechnical engineer has referred to the venerable 1986 NAVFAC DM 7.1 Manual on Soil Mechanics. There are numerous useful charts, correlations, tables, and equations for a variety of geotechnical challenges, which is probably […]

Nicholson Static Load Test Webinar
Available Resources

Static Load Testing of Piles Webinar

September 22, 2022 rockman Comments Off on Static Load Testing of Piles Webinar

Nicholson Construction is hosting another great webinar in their 60mn webinar series!! Their Former Chief Engineer, Tom Richards is going to present on Static Load Testing of Piles. He will cover the rules to carry out load tests, […]

Geologic Hazards

Taiwan M6.8 Earthquake Causes Major Destruction

September 22, 2022 rockman Comments Off on Taiwan M6.8 Earthquake Causes Major Destruction

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Taiwan on September 19th, toppling buildings and bridges, derailing trains, and causing widespread disruption of services and communications. According to the BBC, at least one person was killed and 146 […]

Earthquake-induced landslide in Japan in April 2016
Geologic Hazards

Landslide Tracking Using Social Media

September 9, 2022 rockman Comments Off on Landslide Tracking Using Social Media

Some clever researchers have devised an algorithm to collect information on landslides occurring around the world by analyzing social media posts. They use a variety of search terms to flag a post as being potentially […]

Ground Engineering Awards
Giveaways and Contests

2022 Ground Engineering Award Winners

September 9, 2022 rockman Comments Off on 2022 Ground Engineering Award Winners

Every year Ground Engineering Magazine hosts the Ground Engineering Awards in the UK. For 2022, they had 233 entries, a new record. Over 800 people attended the event this week at Grosvenor House in London. […]

Clyde N. Baker, Jr. (1930-2022)
In Memoriam

Clyde N. Baker, Jr., 1930-2022

August 31, 2022 rockman Comments Off on Clyde N. Baker, Jr., 1930-2022

Our profession has lost a “geotechnical giant” in Clyde N. Baker Jr., P.E., S.E. Clyde had a long career at STS Consultants and GEI Consultants and was the recipient of numerous awards, as summarized below […]