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[ September 20, 2020 ] ASTM Updates for September 20, 2020 Standards and Codes
[ September 15, 2020 ] Bentley Systems Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering Press Releases
[ September 9, 2020 ] Video: Anchored Bored Pile Wall in Lisbon, Portugal Project Related
[ September 8, 2020 ] New Geotechnical Freeware for Stress and Settlement – Bubble 3D Available Resources
[ September 3, 2020 ] Seequent to Host Virtual Geoscience Technology Conference – Lyceum 2020, September 23 Conferences

Geo-Institute: Cross-Country Lecturer – Bob Bachus

August 10, 2020 rockman 0

In case you missed it, Dr. Bob Bachus from Geosyntec is this year’s Geo-Institute Cross-Country Lecturer. He gave a live presentation on the G-I’s Youtube channel recently on Geotechnical Data Management. Read more about Bob’s […]

An earthquake-induced landslide in Puerto Rico in 2020

New GEER Report for January 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquake

August 10, 2020 rockman 0

The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association published their report last month on the January 7, 2020, Puerto Rico Earthquake. Here is the summary: A seismic sequence located along the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico […]

Webinar: The Role of Data in Transforming Geotechnical Engineering: COGGE Series

July 29, 2020 rockman 0

We as geotechnical and geological engineers are in the midst of a data revolution. The way we collect, manage, and use data has changed dramatically over the past five to ten years, and I have […]

NovoGIS for plotting gINT data in Google Earth

NovoGIS Plots your gINT Data

July 9, 2020 rockman Comments Off

I’m a visual person, so having a nice way to look at and interpret my geotechnical data is something that is very important to me. I like the looks of NovoTech’s latest offering, NovoGIS, which […]

ASTM Geotechnical Updates by GeoPrac.net

ASTM Updates for July 9, 2020

July 9, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Those of us in the geotechnical profession use ASTM Standards on a daily basis. It’s hard to keep up with changes, so I have brought back a GeoPrac.net feature I had a number of years […]

Photo monitoring of the Achoma Landslide in Peru

Displacement Monitoring from Satellite Images for Achoma Landslide, Peru

July 8, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Some friends at NHAZCA S.r.l. in Rome, Drs. Serena Moretto and Paolo Mazzanti, have been demonstrating their company’s technology to use satellite imagery to produce highly accurate displacement measurements and maps. Serena recently posted a […]

GEOSLOPE Webinar on Rapid Drawdown Analysis July 15, 2020

July 1, 2020 rockman Comments Off

GEOSLOPE will be hosting a free webinar on analyzing rapid drawdown conditions with SEEP/W and SLOPE/W on July 15, 2020 at two different times. You can follow the registration link to find the time that […]

Making History With Miami’s Signature Bridge

June 30, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Keller is taking a lead role on the first Florida Department of Transport project for half a century to use auger cast piles. Dubbed ‘the mother of all highway construction projects’ by local media, the […]

Chase Center - Winner of the DFI 2020 Outstanding Project Award (OPA)

DFI Announces 2020 Outstanding Project Award Winner Chase Center, San Francisco

June 23, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Hawthorne, N.J. (June 19, 2020): The winner of the 2020 DFI Outstanding Project Award (OPA) is the team of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services (geotechnical and environmental services), Malcolm Drilling Company (foundation contractor), and Condon-Johnson […]