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ADSC Lawrenceville Rock Socket Load Test Siteâ€“Prediction Contest!

August 2, 2011 rockman Comments Off

As part of an ongoing ADSC research project on axial capacity of drilled shaft rock sockets in the Southeastern US, several test shafts were constructed this past week and the load test portion will commence […]

Big Stan, the largest foundation drill rig in the southwest

Big Stan – Biggest Truck Mounted Drill in the Southwest Busy near Las Vegas

July 31, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Big Stan is a drill rig like no other. Weighing in at 250,000 lb with a mast 90-ft high, it is the largest truck mounted drill rig in the southwest and possibly one of the […]

Terrifiying Landslide Video from South Korea

July 31, 2011 rockman Comments Off

An amateur video captured the incredible speed and fury of a landslide in South Korea triggered by days of torrential rains.

The OctoKopter hovering on a previous project in Antartica

Micro-copter UAVs mapping landslide

July 28, 2011 rockman Comments Off

A professor from the University of Tasmania and as many as 20 of his students are using two ‘OctoKopters’ UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles to create a detailed 3D map of a landslide in Ranelagh, […]

Video: Terracon’s Hurricane Deck Bridge Project, Missouri

July 25, 2011 rockman 1

This is a great 5-minute video put together by Terracon to showcase a project for the Missouri DOT, the replacement of the Hurricane Deck Bridge at the Lake of the Ozarks. The design team was […]

TBM named Brenda for Seattle Sound Transit's Capital Hill tunnel project

Weekend CUP for July 22, 2011

July 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Photos: Meet ‘Brenda,’ the Capitol Hill tunnel boring machine – Source: seattlepi.com via ASCE SmartBrief Ancient trees found buried in clay a Maine mystery 13,500 years in the making – Source: wcsh6.com Ark. panel seeks […]

UK geotechnical engineer to participate in Rickshaw Dash for charity

July 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical engineer Andy Simpson and his girlfriend, Laura Sims, a structural engineer, will be participating in a bizarre 1,300 mile race across India on a 500cc rickshaw. The money they raise will be split between […]

Seattle skyline with aging SR 99, Alaskan Way Viaduct in the foreground

TBM Supplier Selected for Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Tunnel

July 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Hitachi Zosen Corporation has been selected by Seattle Tunnel Partners, WSDOT’s joint venture constructing the SR 99 bored tunnel. Hitachi Zosen was the best value manufacturer based on overall technical requirements, support capabilities, price and […]

Dan Cadenhead, newly appointed senior vice president for Western Region operations of Hayward Baker

Cadenhead to Lead Hayward Bakerâ€™s Western Region

July 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Dan Cadenhead will serve as Hayward Baker’s senior vice president heading its Western Region. Cadenhead is also the president of Hayward Baker’s sister company, Anderson Drilling which was acquired by parent company Keller Group in […]