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Foundation Drilling Magazine November-December 2019

Foundation Drilling Magazine – November December Issue 2019

January 6, 2020 rockman Comments Off

The November/December issue of Foundation Drilling Magazine by ADSC is now available. Check out the following stories: Malcolm Drilling Co., Inc. Oceanwide Center Wagman’s Innovative Redesign Nicholson and the Prairie Du Sac Dam Technical Feature Evaluations of […]

Webinar: Landslide Runout Analysis Current Practice and Challenges

January 6, 2020 rockman Comments Off

The ISSMGE hosted a webinar recently by Dr. Scott McDougall of the University of British Columbia on Landslide Runout Analysis. He presented an overview of the current state of the practice as well as the […]

AEG Launches New Website

January 6, 2020 rockman Comments Off

The Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) has launched a new website at aegweb.org. The new website features a responsive design that is more user-friendly for tablets and mobile devices. As with their previous […]

Giant Rockfall Crushes House in Les Mees, France

December 10, 2019 rockman 1

A house was completely crushed by a massive rockfall that is more of a cliff collapse than a proper rockfall. The event occurred on December 2, 2019 in the village of Les Mees, Alpes de […]

A6 motorway bridge destroyed by a landslide or debris flow in Italy

Landslide Brings Down Bridge in Italy’s A6 Motorway

December 10, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Heavy rain triggered a landslide or debris flow that destroyed a 30-meter span of a bridge on the A6 motorway between Savona and Turin on November 25. Fortunately, there were no reports of injuries or […]

WV Trout Hachery Uses TerraThane geotechnical polyurethane

NCFI Geotechnical Products Receive NSF/ANSI 61 Certification for Safe Use in/Around Drinking Water or Water Sources

November 19, 2019 rockman Comments Off

MOUNT AIRY, NC—Three of NCFI’s geotechnical polyurethane materials, TerraThane 24-003, 24-010, and 24-042, now carry the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard 61 certification for safe use in and around […]