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Arizona DOT Posts New Geotechnical LRFD Policy Memos

December 9, 2010 rockman Comments Off

The Arizona DOT has posted three new LRFD geotechnical policy memoranda and revised three others. Use of LRFD or Load and Resistance Factor Design is now mandatory on all federally funded roadway projects and agencies […]

Ohio DOT Rock Slope Design Manual

December 9, 2010 rockman 3

[Editor] Updated 12-13-2010, Forgot the link! Sorry about that. [/Editor] The Ohio DOT issued what appears to be a comprehensive rock slope design manual back in June of this year that was also released by […]

REG Review’s Winter 2011 Review Courses for the ASBOG Geology Licensing Exams

December 9, 2010 rockman Comments Off

The Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) is pleased to announce the Winter, 2011 series of review courses for the ASBOG® geology licensing exam and/or the California Supplemental exam taught by REG REVIEW, Inc. AEG and REG REVIEW, Inc. have partnered to provide these courses since 1992. In the Winter of 2011, ten one-day review courses for the ASBOG® licensing exam will be offered regionally throughout the U.S., these ten courses will be spread out into the following regions, the West Coast (which includes the Pacific Northwest as well as Northern and Southern California locations), the Eastern US, and the Central U.S. The California locations now consist of 2 sections — one day for the ASBOG® exam and part of a day for the CA Supplemental exam. Specific locations are listed below.

[Editor] Info reposted from AEG email. Click through for more details. [/Editor]

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Holocene Drilling installing borehole extensometer on University of Washington campus

Holocene Drilling Handles Tunnel Project

December 8, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Specialty geotechnical drilling contractor Holocene Drilling of Edgewood, WA recently completed work on an interesting project for Sound Transit’s U-220 TBM Tunnel Project at the University of Washington Campus in Seattle. Their scope included drilling […]

Ohio DOT Geotechnical Data Management with EarthSoft

December 7, 2010 rockman Comments Off

I’ve been very impressed with the geotechnical group at the Ohio DOT. They seem to be on the cutting edge of using modern technology to manage their geotechnical data. A few years ago, I posted […]

Frank Callanan, Vice President at Geotechnology

Five Questions: Frank Callanan, vice president of Geotechnology Inc.

December 7, 2010 rockman Comments Off

An interesting interview with an experienced geotechnical engineer, Frank Callanan, a Vice President at Geotechnology in St. Louis. He shares some interesting insights on the challenging projects he’s worked on in his career, and his […]

Cal's Memorial Stadium, schedule for seismic upgrades

Cal’s Memorial Stadium ready for face-lift

December 7, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Any geological engineer or engineering geologist worth their salt knows that the Hayward Fault goes right through Cal’s Memorial Stadium. The stadium will be undergoing some $321 in repairs and seismic upgrades before it reopens […]

GeoStudio 2007 Training Videos

December 6, 2010 rockman 1

GEO-SLOPE just announced last week that they have posted over 30 hours of training videos for learning their popular GeoStudio 2007 geotechnical software package. The videos are based on the content of their training workshops, […]

Moretrench’s Keith LaRue, P.E. Promoted to Northeast Regional Manager, Geotechnical Operations

November 30, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Moretrench is pleased to announce that Keith LaRue, P.E., has been promoted to Northeast Regional Manager for Moretrench’s geotechnical operations. A 1994 graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, Mr. LaRue, […]

Standards and Codes

ASTM Updates November 2010

November 30, 2010 rockman Comments Off

American Society of Testing Materials Logo - ASTM New and revised standards related to the geo-industry from the past month. Includes a new standard for measuring Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils. Click through for the full list.

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