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Video: Rockfall Mitigation on Vermont’s Interstates

June 13, 2019 rockman Comments Off

This is a great video by Vermont DOT that describes how scaling is used as part of their mitigation efforts for rockfall. If you have never seen how high scaling works, this gives you a […]

2019 Osterberg Lecture by Samuel Paikowsky: Capacity Testing of Deep Foundations Successes and Pitfalls

June 13, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Samuel Paikowsky, Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and president of GeoDynamica Inc. delivered the 2019 DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecture at SuperPile ’19 in Seattle, May 2019. The title of […]

Josh Burcaw - Executive VP of the Geotechnical Division of NCFI Polyurethanes

Former CEO of National Soil Stabilization Services Company, Joshua Burcaw, Joins NCFI Polyurethanes

May 29, 2019 rockman Comments Off

MOUNT AIRY, NC—US Company, NCFI Polyurethanes, announced today Joshua Burcaw will join the company as executive vice president of its geotechnical division. Burcaw recently served as CEO of URETEK, ICR, a national soil and pavement […]

Jean-Louis Briaud (left) honored for his 2013 Osterberg Memorial Lecture

Jean-Louis Briaud Running for President of ASCE

May 28, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, DIST.M.ASCE is running for the office of President of ASCE. Briaud is a past president of the Geo-Institute, and a past president of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and […]

S&ME Have New President and CEO, New CFO

May 28, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Matt Ryan has been announced as the CEO of geotechnical, civil, and environmental consulting firm S&ME. He was appointed as president of the firm in 2018 and now has assumed the role of president and […]

Huge boulders close Colorado Highway 145

House-size Boulders Close Colorado 145

May 28, 2019 rockman 1

A rockfall event has closed Colorado Highway 145 in the southwest portion of the state after two house-sized boulders destroyed the full width of the highway pavement. The event occurred on Friday before the Holiday […]

Keynetix.cloud geotechnical knowledge management system streamlines geotechnical workflows and enables easy access to project data.

Bentley Systems Announces the Acquisition of Keynetix, Provider of Geotechnical Data Management Cloud Services

May 13, 2019 rockman Comments Off

EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of Keynetix, a UK-headquartered provider of cloud-based […]

Video: Geobrugg Rockfall Protection in Open Pit Mines

May 9, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The latest Geobruug newsletter talked about the variety of rockfall mitigation solutions they have installed at the Kanmantoo open pit mine in Australia in recent years. Those include flexible rockfall barriers, anchored mesh, rockfall attenuators, […]

19m deep, 5-story excavation in Tirana, Albania

19m deep excavation in Tirana Albania – Deep Excavation

May 7, 2019 rockman Comments Off

A 19m deep excavation for a landmark high-rise building known as Downtown One was recently completed in Tirana Albania. The building will feature 5 floors of underground parking. The deep excavation support system consisted of […]

Top 500 Design Firms - With a Geo Emphasis

Geo-Companies in ENR 2019 Top 500 Design Firms

May 6, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Engineering News Record (ENR) has published their annual list of Top 500 Design Firms, and as is the tradition on GeoPrac, I have highlighted geo-companies that are involved in geotechnical engineering, geological consulting services, and […]