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[ February 4, 2026 ] Ground investigation for civil infrastructure gets more robust with integration of lab and field geotechnical data Press Releases

Video of 2011 Pile Load Test Failure in Singapore

December 29, 2020 rockman Comments Off

A static load test was being performed on (presumably) a group of piles at a construction site on Gilstead Road in Singapore in 2011 when the massive pile of concrete blocks toppled over, blocking the […]

ASTM Geotechnical Updates by GeoPrac.net

ASTM Updates for December 29, 2020

December 29, 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 […]

2021 Lightweight Fill Conference – Call for Abstracts

December 29, 2020 rockman Comments Off

A virtual conference on Lightweight Fill will be held on October 20-21, 2021. Lightweight fill materials are materials that have a lower unit weight than the unit weight of locally available compacted natural soil fill. […]

2017 Karl Terzaghi Award Lecture by Kerry Rowe

2021 Award Winners from the Geo-Institute

December 15, 2020 rockman Comments Off

The Geo-Institute of ASCE presents a number of prestigious awards every year to deserving members of the geotechnical engineering community. Congratulations to this year’s awardees: Karl Terzaghi Lecturer – Gregory B. Baecher, Ph.D. P.E., NAE, M.ASCE […]

Golder Announces Entering Into Arrangement Agreement With WSP Global Inc.

December 3, 2020 rockman Comments Off

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Golder Associates Corporation’s parent company, Enterra Holdings Ltd. (“Golder” or the “Company”) announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) with a wholly-owned […]

Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-GaME)

Bring your A-GaME to Geotechnical Investigations

December 2, 2020 rockman Comments Off

The FHWA’s Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-GaME) initiative is part of their EDC-5 Everyday Counts program. The FHWA Resource Center is hosting a webinar on December 8 regarding A-GaME. See below for more info, […]

Neshoba Spillway Remediation using TerraThane Polyurethane Grout

Polyurethane Grout Curtains Solve Seepage Problems

November 19, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Two recent projects using TerraThane™ geotechnical polyurethane grout were successful in solving seepage problems. TerraThane™ is a two-part geotechnical polymer that when mixed at the injection location, expands to many times its initial volume and […]

Golder’s Tunnelling Expertise Recognised by the Tunnelling Association of Canada

November 19, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Golder, along with a multidisciplinary team of firms, was recognised with the Tunnelling Association of Canada’s (TAC) 2020 Canadian Project of the Year Award (under $100M). The honour was presented for the Riverside Stormwater Interceptor […]

Press Releases

Keller announces the creation of Keller Women in Construction

November 19, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Hanover, MD, November 18, 2020 – Keller announces the creation of Keller Women in Construction. As part of Keller’s commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, an employee resource group, Keller Women in Construction (KWIC) […]

Analyzing a Pile Stabilized Slope - From Rocscience

Rocscience Landslide Case Study with 5 Programs

November 10, 2020 rockman Comments Off

Rocscience has a suite of geotechnical software packages that are commonly used for slope stability analysis. At a Deep Foundations Institute virtual conference in August of 2020, a team from Rocscience participated in a panel […]