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[ November 10, 2020 ] Rocscience Landslide Case Study with 5 Programs Available Resources
[ November 2, 2020 ] Bentley Accelerate Webinars on Plaxis and OpenGround Start November 4, 2020 Available Resources

Golder Celebrates 60 Years of Excellence!

September 22, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Golder is celebrating it’s 60th anniversary this year! Speaking personally, this is an amazing company with some truly amazing and talented individuals in the organization. This video does a great job giving you a flavor […]

ASTM Geotechnical Updates by GeoPrac.net

ASTM Updates for September 20, 2020

September 20, 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 attempt to post regular digest updates to the ASTM standards of importance […]

OpenGround - The future of geotechnical software at Bentley?

Bentley Systems Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering

September 15, 2020 rockman Comments Off

EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – September 15, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (“Bentley”) today announced the launch of the initial public offering of 10,750,000 shares of its Class B common stock. The shares of Class B […]

Video: Anchored Bored Pile Wall in Lisbon, Portugal

September 9, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Keller posted a very cool drone video of a anchored bored pile wall in an urban area of Lisbon, Portugal. I don’t speak Portuguese, so I can’t read the captions, but the video speaks for […]

Bubble 3D stress and settlement calculator

New Geotechnical Freeware for Stress and Settlement – Bubble 3D

September 8, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Novo Tech has released Bubble 3D, a new freeware application for visualizing foundation stress and settlement distribution. It does not use Finite or Discrete elements, but instead, it discretizes the model into many soil elements […]

Seequent to Host Virtual Geoscience Technology Conference – Lyceum 2020, September 23

September 3, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Global software company Seequent is bringing industry leaders together for a unique virtual experience – Lyceum 2020, The Power of Connection. The live stream event will explore how effective digital collaboration increases the ability to […]

DFI Announces 2020-2021 Traveling Lecturer: David B. Paul, P.E.

September 3, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Hawthorne, N.J. (August 26, 2020): In 2018, DFI introduced the DFI Traveling Lecturer program to promote the field of geotechnical engineering and deep foundation construction by encouraging students to explore a career in the deep […]

Cellular concrete backfill behind an MSE retaining wall

TRB Webinar: Updates to MSE Retaining Wall Design Procedures

September 3, 2020 rockman Comments Off

AASHTO bridge design specifications were updated this year, with the largest change to designs for Mechanically-Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls in more than 20 years. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, October 8, 2020 from […]

Guidelines for Management of Landslide Hazards for Pipelines

September 2, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Geosyntec and Golder have teamed up with the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) to produce a reference manual: “Guidelines for Management of Landslide Hazards for Pipelines“. This guidance document is the result of […]