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[ March 27, 2026 ] Keller CEO Describes Their Business Available Resources
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[ February 9, 2026 ] Underground Leak Sealing Restores Coal Terminal Operations Project Related
[ February 4, 2026 ] Ground investigation for civil infrastructure gets more robust with integration of lab and field geotechnical data Press Releases
[ February 4, 2026 ] Young Engineering Geologists Gain Valuable Career Momentum Through New Zealand Alliance Projects Geologic Hazards

GEO5 Geotechnical Software by Fine spol. s r.o. Becomes Newest Sponsor

February 13, 2019 rockman Comments Off

GeoPrac.net is pleased to welcome our latest sponsor, Fine spol. s r.o., the makers of GEO5 suite of geotechnical engineering software. Fine began selling structural engineering software in 1987 and their geotechnical software offerings came […]

Video: Introduction to NovoSPT Software for SPT Correlations

February 10, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Like it or not, the SPT test is the go-to test for most geotechnical engineering projects. Once you collect the SPT data in the field, you need to make your energy and depth corrections, and […]

2015 sinkhole in Sechelt's Seawatch neighborhood

Geotechnical Instability and Sinkholes Prompt Evacuation Alert in Sechelt, BC

February 10, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The District of Sechelt north of Vancouver in BC has issued an evacuation alert for the Seawatch Concordia Subdivision because of geotechnical instability and multiple sinkholes, according to a press release. The area has been […]

Hayward Baker Rio Salado Commerce Park, LLC project, Phoenix, AZ.

Hayward Baker Expands Regional Presence With New Office in Phoenix

February 6, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Hanover, Md., January 28, 2018 – Hayward Baker, Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, announces the opening of a new office location in Phoenix, Arizona. The new Phoenix office will help further Hayward Baker’s organic growth […]

Moretrench Welcomes Groundwater Treatment Division Manager Edward Carter.

Moretrench Announces New Water Treatment Division Management

February 6, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Hanover, Md., January 30, 2018 – Moretrench, A Hayward Baker Company, is pleased to announce the addition of Ed Carter as the new Groundwater Treatment Division Manager. Under Carter’s leadership, Moretrench will continue to provide turn-key water treatment […]

Minnesota Boulevard embankment failure from 2018 Anchorage Earthquake

GEER Report Released for 2018 Anchorage Earthquake

January 21, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association has released Version 1.0 of their report for the November 30, 2018, M7.0 Anchorage Earthquake. The GEER Phase I team collaborated closely with a number of other agencies […]

M. Gayle Packer, CEO and President of Terracon

Terracon Names Packer Chief Executive Officer and President

January 21, 2019 rockman Comments Off

OLATHE, Kan. — Terracon is pleased to announce M. Gayle Packer is now chief executive officer and president of Terracon Consultants, Inc. This completes a deliberate, multiyear CEO succession process, and follows her appointment as president in […]

Video: Retaining Wall Collapse in Istanbul

January 15, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Back in July of 2018 bystanders recorded video of the failure of a combination retaining wall and braced excavation that undermined an apartment building, eventually causing its collapse as well. The incident was in the Beyoglu […]

Video: Rockfall Near Miss at Spantik Basecamp

January 15, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Some mountain climbers got the scare of their life when a huge, tabular boulder came flying down the mountain and barely missed striking the cameraman and then another person. It occurred at the base camp for […]

Video: Golder Holds Internal Technical Excellence Conference

January 7, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Golder held an internal technical excellence conference, known as GTEC, late last year with over 200 participants from around the world. They selected 80 presenters from over 300 abstracts submitted. I was proud and humbled […]