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Jury Returns Verdict for HDR in Lawsuit by Tampa Bay Water

April 13, 2012 rockman Comments Off

A federal jury deliberated only 3 hours to return a verdict in favor of HDR, exonerating them of claims by Tampa Bay Water that they had violated the standard of care in the design of […]

Google Earth 6.2 released for Android and iOS

April 12, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Google has released Google Earth 6.2 for iOS and Android, including the long awaited ability to work with KML files. Frank Taylor reports that some of the more advanced features of KML files such as […]

Landslide or snow melt causes retaining wall failure that kills one motorist on Austrian Autobahn

Fatal retaining wall failure in Austria

April 12, 2012 rockman Comments Off

A retaining wall failed along the A13 autobahn in Schonberg, Austria. Few details are available at this point, but the wall did fall onto a passing truck, killing the driver. Snowmelt was likely a factor […]

The photo above shows a crack measuring roughly 500 ft in length that is part of the evidence in Tampa Bay Water's lawsuit against HDR.

Updated: Tampa Reservoir Failure Lawsuit Heats Up

April 12, 2012 rockman Comments Off

[Update 4/13/12] A verdict in favor of HDR was reached earlier this week. They have been exhonerated of the charges and will pay no damages to Tampa Bay Water District. Read more on this GeoPrac.net […]

Freeport Wharf stabilized with multi-strand anchors in soft clay

Failing Freeport Wharf stabilized with anchors in soft clay

April 3, 2012 rockman Comments Off

A new portion of the Freeport, Texas Wharf was meant to allow an additional two container ships to be unloaded each day. However, before it was put into service, the entire 800 foot by 109 […]

Landslide threatens renowned Australian Sea Cliff Bridge

April 3, 2012 rockman Comments Off

The picturesque Sea Cliff Bridge South of Sydney, Australia has been built only 7 years and is already threatened by a landslide. Portions of the site have moved 1.5 m since 2006. The Australian Roads […]

Geo-Congress 2012 Photos

March 28, 2012 rockman Comments Off

I have a collection of photos on the GeoPrac Facebook page. I’ve been shooting with my iPhone, so don’t expect any great shots of the keynote speakers or anything, but I did get some good […]

Video: Day 1 of Geo-Congress 2012

March 28, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Magnus Media did a great job last year covering the Geo-Congress event, and they are here again this year. Here is their video from the first full day of the conference.

Video: The 2012 Geo-Wall Competition

March 27, 2012 rockman Comments Off

The 2012 Geo-Competition was held at the Geo-Congress 2012 conference in Oakland, California. Teams from 17 universities competed in a competition to construct a model mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall out of craft paper […]