News, announcements, policy updates, spotlighted websites, software updates and other info that may be of interest to practicing geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, geophysicists, hydrogeologists and related professions.
Not in the metaphysical sense, but in terms of issues related to drilled shafts. Check out the survey on their homepage.
[Update 11/16/09 12:52] I fixed the sponsor banner issue, but I’m still looking into what’s causing the IE 7 error. Despite my fondness for Firefox, I realize a large percentage of users still have IE 7 […]
Amazing video of a rockslide as it happened yesterday along U.S. Highway 64 in the Ocoee River gorge in Tennessee. TDOT crews had almost finished removing rockslide debris from an event earlier in the day when a second slide occurred, blocking the road again. That looks like a pretty planar joint set dipping right into the roadway and everything was wet from the recent rains. Click through for the video.
Root Piles (or "pali radice" to use the Italian term) were used to underpin a famous Victorian Era London Hotel this fall in preparation for its refurbishment and re-opening in October 2010 as the new […]
A massive rockslide closed a busy interstate route last week near the border between Tennessee and North Carolina in Pigeon River Gorge. This area has had landslide problems in the past. In 1997 a rockslide in the same area closed the freeway for approximately 3 months. (Photo from Landslides Under a Microscope Blog, original source not cited)
I have yet to see volume estimates, but The Charlotte Observer quoted a highway patrol officer who was at the scene:
He said the roadway is covered by a gigantic mound of debris, from pebbles up to house-sized boulders. The pile is 40 to 50 feet high, Williamson estimated, and hundreds of feet long.
More info and video after the break. […]
Rockfall netting and dowels were installed at Scotland’s Edinburgh Castle in an effort to reduce risk to tourists, road and rail traffic from loose basalt rocks that form the foundation of this iconic landmark. More […]
Scientists dig for answers under Isabella Dam – Bakersfield.com I updated the Niagara Tunnel post with a recent blog entry from the Ontario-geofish blog on the lack of any news on the project – GeoPrac […]
A drilled pier wall is an example of a retaining wall that you might use when global stability or bearing capacity considerations preclude you from a shallow foundation for a conventional retaining wall. In this […]
RockWare, makers of the popular RockWorks software package announced recently the release of a brand new version of their flagship software. Their announcement claims that RockWorks15 has many new features, below are a few that […]
North Vancouver, BC, Canada – October 27, 2009 – Novo Tech Software
Vancouver, BC October 27, 2009 – Novo Tech Software, a Vancouver-based geotechnical software developer, is pleased to announce the opening of its UK sales office. Miles Davis is joining Novo Tech Software in UK office who brings a wealth of experiences in the geotechnical software solutions. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release. [/Editor]
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