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[ April 11, 2019 ] Webinar: Identifying and Reducing Landslide Risk Geologic Hazards
[ April 9, 2019 ] Semi Crashes Into Geotechnical Drilling Site in Washington State Miscellaneous
[ April 8, 2019 ] Golder Brings Home Gold and Silver at ACEC Washington Awards Comings and Goings
[ April 5, 2019 ] Lack of Geotechnical Investigation Cause of Major Overrun on Muskrat Transmission Line Miscellaneous
[ April 5, 2019 ] Applications Being Accepted for DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants News

Keynetix 50th Small Steps Webinar and it's The Big One

Keynetix Small Steps Webinar Number 50 – The Big One

February 28, 2019 rockman 0

In the next Small Steps Series Webinar by Keynetix, they are celebrating a big milestone with their 50th Small Steps Webinar. In this special hour-long event, the whole Keynetix Webinar team will be brought together […]

Sixth International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring in Rome

February 28, 2019 rockman 0

NHAZCA (Natural HAZards Control and Assessment) is a Spin-off Company of Sapienza University of Rome, an international leader in the analysis and monitoring of natural hazards and large infrastructures for the management and mitigation of […]

Video: Debris Flow Claims Pickup Truck in Himalayas

February 28, 2019 rockman 0

There is not much detail here, but the debris flow video of a truck getting swept off the road is pretty amazing to watch. The video notes that it occurred sometime this month in the […]

Pittsburgh Begins String of Landslide Remediation Projects Totalling $8M

February 20, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The City of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania has recently started a nearly $1M landslide remediation project on the City’s north side, but it is only one of nearly 20 landslide sites affecting public rights of way being monitored […]

Juliana Pereira - DFI Scholarship Recipient for 2018

DFI Announces New Scholarship and 2018 Awards

February 20, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Hawthorne, N.J. (February 19, 2019): The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust and Langan Engineering & Environmental Services announce a new scholarship in the Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarship Fund, and 2018 scholarship […]

NCHRP Manual on Subsurface Investigations

New Manual on Subsurface Investigations

February 15, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The NCHRP has released a new Subsurface Investigation Manual to update the 1988 AASHTO Manual of the same name. Imagine trying to capture every change in technology, methods, and approaches to geotechnical investigations from the […]

Video: Brumadinho, Brazil Tailings Dam Collapse

February 15, 2019 rockman Comments Off

A tailings dam collapsed on January 25, 2019 sending a torrent of material onto the town of Brumadinho in southeastern Brazil. The tragedy killed at least 157 people, and 182 are still missing. The video […]

GEO5 Geotechnical Software by Fine spol. s r.o. Becomes Newest Sponsor

February 13, 2019 rockman Comments Off

GeoPrac.net is pleased to welcome our latest sponsor, Fine spol. s r.o., the makers of GEO5 suite of geotechnical engineering software. Fine began selling structural engineering software in 1987 and their geotechnical software offerings came […]

Video: Introduction to NovoSPT Software for SPT Correlations

February 10, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Like it or not, the SPT test is the go-to test for most geotechnical engineering projects. Once you collect the SPT data in the field, you need to make your energy and depth corrections, and […]

2015 sinkhole in Sechelt's Seawatch neighborhood

Geotechnical Instability and Sinkholes Prompt Evacuation Alert in Sechelt, BC

February 10, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The District of Sechelt north of Vancouver in BC has issued an evacuation alert for the Seawatch Concordia Subdivision because of geotechnical instability and multiple sinkholes, according to a press release. The area has been […]