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Weekend CUP March 1, 2010

March 1, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Dam Safety News for January and February – Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Illustrated Guide to Nonprofit GIS and Online Mapping – Slashgeo
"The Guide includes: * a brief introduction to mapping and GIS (geographic information systems) technology and concepts. * examples of successful nonprofit projects using GIS and/or mapping technologies. * helpful strategies for planning your own mapping/GIS project. * a review of public data sources with freely available data. * a brief review of free and low-cost tools for nonprofit mapping and GIS projects."
New Training Video on How to Heat Seam and Field Test Geomembranes – Cadwaller Technical Services via GeosyntheticsMagazine.com
See the techniques of hot wedge welding, extrusion welding, hot air welding, destructive testing, and non-destructive testing demonstrated and discussed by one of the industry’s most experienced and qualified training teams. Includes information relevant to all geomembrane materials and all forms of heat seaming and heat seaming equipment. $80 plus $10 shipping for an 80-minute DVD broken up into 25 sections.
Polk County US-64 Rockslide Update – WTVC NewsChannel 9
Lessons to be learned from Haiti’s tsunami – BBC News via Ontario-geofish

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Chile Earthquake 2010 - Destroyed appartment building

Chile Earthquake 2010 – Magnitude 8.8

March 1, 2010 rockman Comments Off

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile on Saturday, centered about 200 miles southwest of the capital, Santiago and 70 miles north-northeast of Concepcion, one of the worst hit areas. According to the USGS event page, […]

CUP for Thursday, February 25, 2010

February 25, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Experts warn of new landslides in populated areas of Italy – AFP
Portugal Landslide Death Toll Rises to 42 – CBS News
Company fined following rock-drilling accident in Marathon – SOOTODAY.com
2 workers killed when trench collapses in Oklahoma – AP via ASCE SmartBrief
New Haiti earthquake links – Arrowsmith blog

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Bridge and Tunnel Engineer, Thomas R. Kuesel 1926-2010

February 25, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Newport Bridge, Newport, R.I., much of the BART subway system and Boston’s Big Dig were among the numerous significant projects worked on by the late Thomas R. Kuesel. He was a well known civil engineer and tunneling expert, co-editor of the “Tunnel Engineering Handbook,” a standard reference for design and construction used worldwide. One of his most noteworthy tunneling projects was the NORAD Combat Operations Center beneath Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs, built during the height of the Cold War and designed to withstand a nuclear blast. Read on for a full obituary chronicling his distinguished career.

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Standards and Codes

ASTM Updates February 2010

February 23, 2010 rockman Comments Off

American Society of Testing Materials Logo - ASTM ASTM C39/C39M – "Standard test method for compressive strength of cylindrical concrete specimens" is probably the most significant standard update for the moth of February, at least as it pertains to the geotechnical and construction industries. Also included are a number of other concrete and mortar related standards, and some changes to the E series on nondestructive testing. Click through for the list of ASTM Standards that were revised, reapproved or otherwise changed this month.

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Weekend CUP February 22, 2010

February 22, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Geology meets archaeology: ancient Mediterranean harbours – Through The Sandglass Blog Drilling to stabilise mines | Ipswich News | Local News in Ipswich | Ipswich Queensland Times N.C. residents awaiting cleanup after landslide :: WRAL.com […]

Software Updates

GEO-SLOPE GeoStudio 2007 Version 7.16 Update – Chinese User Interface

February 22, 2010 rockman Comments Off

GEO-SLOPE International, makers of the GeoStudio 2007 geotechnical software suite have announced a version 7.16 update for their GeoStudio 2007 software products, which includes SLOPE/W, SIGMA/W and SEEP/W, QUAKE/W and others. The major change is […]

Geotechnical Engineering Challenges of British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky Highway, gateway to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

February 19, 2010 rockman Comments Off

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying watching the 2010 Olympic Winter games over the past few days. If you have, you know that Whistler is the venue for many of the sports including alpine skiing, luge, skeleton, bobsled, ski jumping, biathlon and cross-country skiing among others. The Whistler area is located about 50-miles or so North of Vancouver. In order to get to Whistler, you need to drive along Highway 99, better known as the Sea-to-Sky Highway. This highway has a long history of geotechnical problems, including some significant structurally controlled rockslides and landslides. In the years leading up to these Olympic Games a fair amount of work was done on the highway with some significant geotechnical innovations.

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Maierato Italy Landslide Video

February 19, 2010 rockman 1

This amazing video has been making its way around the geoblogosphere as well as the mainstream media. Pretty remarkable. It ranks up there with the Japanese Landslide Video.

Figure from Coastal and Ancient Harbour Archaeology

Geology of Ancient Mediterranean Harbors – Studying Sediments for Clues to the Past

February 18, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Geoarchaeology is a fascinating application of geologic tools and disciplines, and I came across a post on the Through the Sandglass blog about a Geology Today article on “Coastal and ancient harbour archaeology”. In a […]