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2019 Peck Lecture, Misko Cubrinovsky – Observations and Findings from Christchurch

November 19, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Dr. Misko Cubrinovsky was the Ralph B. Peck Award winner at the 2019 Geo-Congress conference of the Geo-Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His lecture was on Observations and Findings from Christchurch related to the devastating 2011 […]

OpenGround - The future of geotechnical software at Bentley?

Bentley’s Previews OpenGround at Year in Infrastructure Conference

November 8, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Bentley has been on the radar for geotechnical professionals lately with their recent acquisition of Keynetix, the makers of HoleBASE SI. All of us have been eagerly awaiting the next moves in how the company […]

NCFI TerraThane geotechical polymer used to square off raveling rock prior to forming a concrete wall

TerraThane Used To Square Off Ravelling Rock Wall

November 8, 2019 rockman Comments Off

In Louisville, KY a large pit, 40ft deep, 300 yards long x 150 yards wide was dug to build an overflow facility for the city’s combined stormwater and sewage systems. A substantial amount of this excavation […]

Fine software's Stratigraphy program, part of the GEO5 geotechnical software suite

GEO5 2020 Software Update

November 8, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The GEO5 geotechnical software by GeoPrac.net Sponsor Fine Software just announced it’s annual update. GEO5 2020 adds new annotation capabilities to all of it’s various programs in the suite. They have also added new features […]

Terracon and Girl Scouts Of NE Kansas And NW Missouri Partner for Live Steam Event Nov. 8

November 8, 2019 rockman Comments Off

OLATHE, Kan. – Terracon Consultants, Inc., and Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri (GSKSMO) announce they have partnered to present the first LIVE STEAM event at Union Station’s Science City in Kansas City, Mo., on […]

Video: Loma Prieta Earthquake, 30 Years Later

October 17, 2019 rockman Comments Off

October 17, 1989 at around 5 pm, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake known as the Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay area causing significant damage and loss of life. Many remember the fact that […]

GBA Important Information About Your Geotechnical Report - Updated

GBA Updates One of Their Most Popular Geotechnical Resource Documents

October 17, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Many of you may be familiar with the Geoprofessional Business Association’s (GBA’s) document “Important Information about This Geotechnical-Engineering Report.” In my practice, we include it as an appendix in almost every geotechnical report we produce. […]

Seequent expands solutions portfolio with GEOSLOPE’s geotechnical analysis software GeoStudio

October 9, 2019 rockman Comments Off

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, 4 October 2019 – Seequent, a world leader in the development of geoscience analysis, modeling, and collaborative technologies, today announced that GEOSLOPE – a Canadian-based company that creates integrated, geotechnical analysis software – has […]

World’s Tallest Tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska – 1958

October 9, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The Lituya Bay Tsunami hit the Gulf of Alaska more than 60 years ago. On July 9, 1958, an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7.7-8.3 triggered a massive landslide or rockslide here, estimated at 40 million […]

A Rare Film of Terzaghi, Casagrande, and Others

October 7, 2019 rockman Comments Off

GeoEngineer.org has gotten a hold of a rare video showing Karl Terzaghi on an outing with his wife Ruth Terzaghi, as well as Arthur Casagrande, Friedrich (Fritz) Schaffernak, Philipp Forchheimer, and some additional family members. […]