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Christchurch Earthquake – 10th Anniversary

February 23, 2021 rockman Comments Off

On February 22, 2011, at 12:46 pm local time, a 7.1 moment magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 185 people. This week, memorial activities were held to honor the victims. Radio New Zealand has […]

A-GaME Geotechnical Webinars from the FHWA

A-GaME Webinars Now Available On-Demand

February 19, 2021 rockman Comments Off

The FHWA’s Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-GaME) 2020-2021 Winter Webinar series produced some fantastic content. They have just announced that the A-GaME recorded webinars are now being hosted by the Deep Foundations Institute on […]

Innovative Foundations for the US Border Wall

February 17, 2021 rockman Comments Off

I know this topic is a bit of a political lightning rod, but I recently came across this video and was impressed with the innovative approach to constructing the foundations for the US Border Wall. […]

Whale Songs to Image the Ocean Subsurface

February 17, 2021 rockman Comments Off

A cool new study indicates there may be potential for seismologists to gather information on the ocean subsurface using passive seismic data collection with whale songs as the seismic source! Researchers from Oregon State University […]

New Manual for Electrochemical Test Methods

February 11, 2021 rockman Comments Off

A new resource is available for test methods to evaluate the corrosion potential of earthen materials. The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) just released a new publication on the topic authored by corrosion expert […]

2022 Slope Stability Symposium Update

February 3, 2021 rockman Comments Off

The 2022 Slope Stability Symposium will be in Tucson, Arizona (my hometown) from October 17 to 21, 2022 at the beautiful Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa. Mark your calendars! It’s hard to imagine in […]

New Features in GEO5 2021 Geotechnical Software

January 28, 2021 rockman Comments Off

The GEO5 suite of geotechnical software programs has a host of new features in their 2021 update. The complete GEO5 software suite is actually over 40 different programs covering things from stratigraphy modeling, to retaining […]

Chase Stadium (Jason O’Rear /Chase Center via CE Magazine)

Chase Stadium, A “Geotechnical Nightmare”

January 25, 2021 rockman Comments Off

Chase Stadium in San Francisco opened in 2019 as a cornerstone of the transformation of the Mission Bay Neighborhood (a former industrial zone) into a thriving entertainment and transportation hub. Home to the Golden State […]

Dr Harry Poulos awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Career Achievement Memorial Medal

Harry Poulos Receives Prestigious Award from Engineers Australia

January 25, 2021 rockman Comments Off

Dr. Harry Poulos of Coffey Geotechnics was recently awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Career Achievement Memorial Medal. This award is the highest honor given by Engineers Australia. Dr. Poulous has had a prolific career both […]

Webinar: Leapfrog and GeoStudio for analyzing Tailings Dams

January 24, 2021 rockman Comments Off

Seequent is hosting a webinar on January 27, 2021 at two different times entitled “Interoperability for Geotechnical Workflows”. This webinar will review the geotechnical workflow for analyzing pore water pressures and stability of a tailings […]