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The tunnels of the Bure laboratory are still being carved out of the 150 million-year-old rock.

France starts on nuclear waste storage project

August 16, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Apparently the French are working on their nuclear waste storage facility, they already have a research laboratory constructed about 1/2-km underground. The actual repository will come on line around 2025 and be one of the […]

Weekend CUP for August 15, 2010

August 16, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Eco-friendly transit station a failure, officials say – Source: ASCE SmartBrief The CAD App – Source: Constructech magazine via AGC SmartBrief A company in my neck of the woods, Scottsdale, Arizona, has a software package […]

Landslide toll in Zhouqu county, Gansu Province, China

Flooding and Landslides in China’s Gansu Province, Zhouqu County

August 16, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Over the past week there has been devastating flooding and landslides in the Gansu Province of China, particularly in Zhouqu county. According to BBC, the latest death toll numbers are at 1,239. Here are some […]

Mount Hood, Oregon, as seen from Lost Lake. United States Geological Survey photo taken in 1985 by Lyn Topinka.

Weekend CUP August 9, 2010

August 9, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Protocols for Geologic Hazards Response by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory – Source: USGS 40 stranded by Leadville-area mudslides – Source: KWGN via USGS Landslide Events 12 Rules for Making Better Spreadsheets – Source: Chandoo.org Most […]

ER2010 Day 3 Summary

August 9, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Sorry for the delay on the summary of the third and final day of the Earth Retention 2010 conference. I kind of hit the ground running when I got back to Tucson with both work and family. Here goes my summary.

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Lovat TBM 'Elizabeth' used for the Brightwater treatment plant

Lovat TBM breakthrough imminent at Brightwater

August 9, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Not too many details here since I am not a subscriber to their magazine, but it does appear to be some much needed good news for the King County, WA (Seattle area) Brightwater treatment plant […]

Thank you to GeoPrac.net Sponsors!

August 4, 2010 rockman Comments Off

I wanted to acknowledge the ongoing support of all of my GeoPrac.net sponsors. It is because of them that I was able to attend the ER2010 conference and hopefully provide some useful coverage and info […]

Field Demonstrations at ER2010

August 4, 2010 rockman Comments Off

The conference team did a great job setting up a fantastic field demo at a King County Maintenance Yard. The President of local geotechnical contractor DBM, Tom Armour was one of the people instrumental in […]

Codes, Seismic, Landslides and Demos – ER2010 Day 2

August 4, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Day 2 of Earth Retention 3 started off with a presentation on AASHTO LRFD for earth retaining structures presented by my boss Naresh Samtani and his co-author, Paul Sabatini. It was a nice overview for […]

Seattle Area Project News

August 4, 2010 rockman Comments Off

When I arrived in Seattle for the ER2010 conference, I was thinking about the kinds of stories I post on the site. I think I probably post more about Seattle area projects than any other […]