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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 […]

Anak Krakatoa in early January, 2019 - BBC

New Landslide and Tsunami Fears at Anak Krakatoa in Indonesia

January 7, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Fears of another landslide and possible tsunami are mounting for the Anak Krakatoa volcano in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia. Scientists with Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) have discovered new cracks that could be […]

Dinosaurs vs Volcano - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; © Universal Pictures, Fair Use

Terracon Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant for Geotechnical Laboratory

January 2, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The Terracon Foundation announced a $100,000 grant to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) for a new geotechnical laboratory planned as part of the CEE […]

Geoparameters determined from CPT Testing

CPT Geotechnical Design Manual from Minnesota DOT

January 2, 2019 rockman Comments Off

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report on how to utilize cone penetration testing (CPT) for a variety of geotechnical analysis and design tasks. These tasks, which are applicable both to state highways […]

Deadly Indonesian Tsunami was Triggered by Landslide, Study Suggests

December 18, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Until recently, scientists were puzzled why an earthquake of only 7.5 magnitude caused a devastating tsunami that killed over 2,000 people on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia in September of 2018. The earthquake didn’t […]

Raba Kistner Acquired by Austrailian Engineering Firm Construction Sciences

December 18, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical consulting engineering firm Raba Kistner announced that it has been acquired by Construction Sciences, PTY, LTD based in Brisbane, Australia for an undisclosed amount. Raba Kistner has been in existence for 50 years and […]

New Foundation Mitigation Plan for SF Millennium Tower

December 10, 2018 rockman Comments Off

The homeowners of the Millennium Tower in San Francisco are expected to file a permit application for 50 new 24-inch diameter piles approximately 250 feet long to hopefully stabilize the building and perhaps even reverse […]

Kleinfelder to be acquired by private equity firm Wind Point Partners

The Kleinfelder Group to Be Acquired by Wind Point Partners

December 1, 2018 rockman Comments Off

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Kleinfelder Group Inc., an engineering, construction management, design and environmental professional services firm with corporate offices in San Diego, CA, announced that, subject to shareholder approval, it has signed a definitive agreement […]

Alaska Highway damaged by magnitude 7 earthquake

Video: Magnitude 7 Earthquake Strikes Anchorage, Alaska

December 1, 2018 rockman Comments Off

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck just 8 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska this morning causing widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure. The quake struck at 8:29 am local time and the focus of the earthquake […]