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ASTM Geotechnical Updates by GeoPrac.net
Standards and Codes

ASTM Updates for March 8, 2021

March 9, 2021 rockman Comments Off on ASTM Updates for March 8, 2021

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 […]

Available Resources

Up your PLAXIS Game!

March 8, 2021 rockman Comments Off on Up your PLAXIS Game!

Bentley has several exciting PLAXIS webinars coming up. The first, is PLAXIS introduces NorSand model with creator, Mike Jefferies on Wednesday March 10 and the second is PLAXIS LE for both Civil Infrastructure and Mining […]

Damage to Lower Van Norman Dam from 1971 San Fernando Earthquake
Geologic Hazards

50th Anniversary of San Fernando Earthquake

February 24, 2021 rockman Comments Off on 50th Anniversary of San Fernando Earthquake

I posted about the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake, but there was another notable earthquake anniversary recently…the 50th anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. Khaled Chowdhury from the US Army Corps of Engineers […]

A-GaME Geotechnical Webinars from the FHWA
Available Resources

A-GaME Webinars Now Available On-Demand

February 19, 2021 rockman Comments Off on A-GaME Webinars Now Available On-Demand

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 […]

Whales imaging the ocean crust?
Geophysics

Whale Songs to Image the Ocean Subsurface

February 17, 2021 rockman Comments Off on Whale Songs to Image the Ocean Subsurface

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 […]

Available Resources

New Manual for Electrochemical Test Methods

February 11, 2021 rockman Comments Off on New Manual for Electrochemical Test Methods

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 […]