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Weekend CUP October 26, 2009

October 26, 2009 rockman Comments Off

ADAMA Software releases Version 10.1 Update to MSEW MSE retaining wall software. According to the readme, this fixes a bug in the NCMA method for seismic pullout. The Online Geoengineering Library is now fully searchable! […]

Standards and Codes

ASTM Updates October 2009

October 26, 2009 rockman Comments Off

American Society of Testing Materials Logo - ASTM Updates of ASTM standards for the month of October from various committees related to the topic of this site. A relatively light month for new and updated standards.

New Standards

C1721 – Standard Guide for Petrographic Examination of Dimension Stone is a new standard, now available. C1721-09
D7572 – Standard Guide for Recovery of Aqueous Cyanides by Extraction from Mine Rock and Soil After Remediation of Process Releases is a new standard, now available. D7572-09
D7574 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Bisphenol A in Environmental Waters by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry is a new standard, now available. D7574-09

Revised Standards

D5128 – Standard Test Method for On-Line pH Measurement of Water of Low Conductivity has been revised to D5128-09
D5543 – Standard Test Methods for Low-Level Dissolved Oxygen in Water has been revised to D5543-09
D6888 – Standard Test Method for Available Cyanide with Ligand Displacement and Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) Utilizing Gas Diffusion Separation and Amperometric Detection has been revised to D6888-09
D6910/D6910M – Standard Test Method for Marsh Funnel Viscosity of Clay Construction Slurries has been revised (with designation change) to D6910/D6910M-09
D7365 – Standard Practice for Sampling, Preservation and Mitigating Interferences in Water Samples for Analysis of Cyanide has been revised to D7365-09a

Click through for notes on GeoPrac and ASTM Stnadards Updates. […]

Video: Alaskan Way Viaduct Earthquake Simulation

October 26, 2009 rockman Comments Off

Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project is a political lightning rod, but this amazing simulation video released by WSDOT underscores what COULD happen if a significant earthquake struck the Seattle Downtown Waterfront area.

Trimble Yuma Rugged Tablet Reviewed for Military Application

October 22, 2009 rockman Comments Off

At GPSWorld.com in the Defense / Warfighter category, Don Jewell posted a very nice review of the Trimble Yuma Rugged Tablet PC. Jewell is a 30-yr veteran of the Air Force, involved in GPS systems […]

Project Related

New Issue of International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories

October 22, 2009 rockman Comments Off

Issue Number 3 was released with some excellent papers including “Leaning Tower of Pisa: Behavior after Stabilization Operations”, “The Washington Monument Case History” and “Reconstruction of Konstantinovsky Palace in a Suburb of Saint Petersburg”. (Image […]

Weekend CUP October 21, 2009

October 22, 2009 rockman Comments Off

Landslides a threat to future Portland expansion – KGW.com Nile Landslide still on the move – NWCN.com Shannon & Wilson wins $6M in dam work – St. Louis Business Journal Evacuation ordered for 80 homes […]

Geosynthetics Magazine – Focus on History of Geosynthetics

October 21, 2009 rockman Comments Off

The October-November 2009 issue of Geosynthetics Magazine has a special section titled “Focus on History” with some special content on the history of geosynthetics. (Photo of late 1970’s geocell testing for the US Army Corps, […]

New Company Syntec acquires portion of Tenax

October 21, 2009 rockman 1

Tenax is a well known name in the geosynthetics industry. Recently a new company, Syntec, acquired portions of Tenax. From GeosyntheticsMagazine.com: According to a press release distributed Oct. 13, Syntec acquired the assets related to […]

Photos: Excavator Flips On Steep Hillside While Working on Retaining Walls

October 20, 2009 rockman Comments Off

Check out this dramatic photo of an excavator that toppled down a hill in Wellsley, MA adjacent to a commuter rail line. According the WickedLocal.com article, the operator was working at a construction site on […]

This is a schematic design of a proposed Tsunami Evacuation Building (TEB). Photo courtesy of Yumei Wang, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.

Tsunami evacuation buildings: another way to save lives in the Pacific Northwest

October 20, 2009 rockman Comments Off

This is a schematic design of a proposed Tsunami Evacuation Building (TEB). Photo courtesy of Yumei Wang, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Boulder, CO, USA – Some time soon, a powerful earthquake will trigger a massive tsunami that will flood the Pacific Northwest, destroying homes and threatening the lives of tens of thousands of people, says Yumei Wang, a geotechnical engineer at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in Portland. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release. [/Editor]

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