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The couple were spared only because Ms Pollard stopped to pick up a shell for her young daughter

Couple narrowly avoids being crushed by coastal landslide

February 23, 2012 rockman Comments Off

A couple walking on the beach narrowly missed being crushed by tons of sandstone crumbling from the cliff face. The incident took place in Dorset, UK at a beach that has been known for these […]

Koerner, Designing with Geosynthetics 6th Edition

Koerner on the publication of Designing With Geosynthetics, 6th Ed.

February 23, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Dr. Robert M. Koerner has recently published the 6th edition of his industry standard text, Designing With Geosynthetics. He changed to a small publishing company to bring down the price, and the result is a […]

Video: URETEK Stabilizes Sinking Railroad

February 21, 2012 rockman Comments Off

After saturated conditions weaken a 3 foot thick concrete base under a long span of rail track, URETEK crews work in tight conditions with over 12,000 volts buzzing overhead to stabilize the compromised track using […]

Dr. Angela Merkel, German Federal Chancellor and Wen Jiabao, Premier of the PeopleÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½s Republic of China tour a Herrenchnecht Facility in Guangzhou

Chancellor Merkel, Premier Wen Tour Herrenchnecht Facility in Guangzhou

February 21, 2012 rockman Comments Off

The German Chancellor and Chinese Premier toured a Herrenchnecht facility in China’s Guangzhou Province where Tunnel Boring Machines are manufactured for many of China and Asia’s high-profile tunnel projects. Herrenknecht maintains nine locations in China […]

Standards and Codes

ASTM Updates for January, 2012

February 14, 2012 rockman Comments Off

American Society of Testing Materials Logo - ASTM New and revised ASTM standards in the geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and related industries for January, 2012. Click through for the list.

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Hill Air Force Base cutter soil mixed retaining wall or CSM by geotechnical contractor Nicholson Construction

Nicholson Construction project helps test stealth planes

February 13, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Nicholson Construction built a cutter soil mixed (CSM) retaining wall for an unusual application at the Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah. A 50-ft diameter by 50-ft deep shaft was constructed using CSM as […]

Kansas City Historic Landmark the American Royal Saves Millions by Using New Technology for Void Filling, Concrete Lifting and Leveling

February 9, 2012 rockman Comments Off

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January 31, 2012 MOUNT AIRY, NC — Kansas City, Missouri’s historic American Royal got its start way back in 1899 and today draws more than 250,000 people over an annual eight-week season of barbeque contests, rodeos, livestock shows, equestrian events and agricultural activities benefiting youth and education. The 14-acre complex’s buildings, though, have a problem common to the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers—the soil beneath them erodes and concrete slab floors become uneven. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the release. [/Editor]

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