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Keller CEO Describes Their Business

March 27, 2026 rockman Comments Off on Keller CEO Describes Their Business

Keller Group CEO James Wroath has been on the job since August 18, 2025. In this video he describes the Keller business and what sets them apart from their competition. He comments on their diverse […]

The landslide emjoji is part of Unicode 17.0 and will be included in iOS 26.4 (also Hairy Creature, Orca, Fight Cloud, and Distorted Face...and a few others)
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Landslide Emoji Coming to iOS 26.4

March 23, 2026 rockman Comments Off on Landslide Emoji Coming to iOS 26.4

Geo-engineers rejoice: The landslide emoji is coming in the next major iOS update! The emoji showing a mountain with several rocks falling down it was one of a handful of new emojis announced by Apple […]

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Ground investigation for civil infrastructure gets more robust with integration of lab and field geotechnical data

February 4, 2026 rockman Comments Off on Ground investigation for civil infrastructure gets more robust with integration of lab and field geotechnical data

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface company, has streamlined laboratory testing in OpenGround, the leading cloud-connected geotechnical data management solution. The new OpenGround Labs capability enables seamless transfer of soil and rock sample data from field […]

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Geologic Hazards

Young Engineering Geologists Gain Valuable Career Momentum Through New Zealand Alliance Projects

February 4, 2026 rockman Comments Off on Young Engineering Geologists Gain Valuable Career Momentum Through New Zealand Alliance Projects

A recent contribution to the Young Engineering Geologists (YEG) article series for the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) highlights how alliance‑delivery infrastructure projects in New Zealand provide unique professional development opportunities for early‑career […]

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Registration Open for DFI’s 51st Annual Conference

January 27, 2026 rockman Comments Off on Registration Open for DFI’s 51st Annual Conference

Hawthorne, N.J. (January 22, 2026): Registration is officially open for DFI’s 51st Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (DFI51) taking place November 2–5, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. This year’s event spotlights the global implications of sea […]

Construction scene from the Yangtze River tunnel project, where engineers executed the precision TBM rescue.
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Yangtze River TBM Rescue

January 27, 2026 rockman Comments Off on Yangtze River TBM Rescue

China has set a new benchmark in underground rescue operations with its remarkable recovery of a stalled 16‑m diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) beneath the Yangtze River. During construction of the 6.4‑km Jiangyin–Jingjiang Yangtze River […]

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Keller Shares 2025 Year in Review Video

January 7, 2026 rockman Comments Off on Keller Shares 2025 Year in Review Video

Keller, a long-time sponsor of GeoPrac.net, has released its 2025 Year in Review video, highlighting project achievements, technical milestones, and company activities from the past year. The video provides a look back at how Keller […]