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[ August 23, 2026 ] Living Below an Unstable Alpine Slope Geologic Hazards
[ August 23, 2026 ] Remembering J. Michael Duncan, a Geotechnical Engineering Legend In Memoriam
[ August 16, 2026 ] DFI Webinar to Cover Transmission-Line Structures and Foundation Requirements Available Resources
[ August 16, 2026 ] Upcoming Webinar Looks at Engineering Concerns About Polyurethane Injection Available Resources
[ August 16, 2026 ] RSSeismic Adds Python Scripting and New Site-Response Capabilities Software Updates

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 […]

Evert Hoek, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 ITA Tunneling Awards

Dr Evert Hoek – ITA Lifetime Achievement Award 2018

November 28, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Dr. Evert Hoek was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2018 by ITA Tunneling and Underground Space Association for his contributions to the field of rock mechanics. The award ceremony was held in Chuzhou, China as […]

Example of simple post base support used for high energy rockfall catchment fences consisting of a small concrete pad, two soil anchors and a micropile tube. Source: AGHP

Rockfall Catchment Fence Foundations – Rigid or Flexible?

November 28, 2018 rockman Comments Off

An important part of a flexible net rockfall catchment fence system is the foundation. Catchment systems have been growing in capacity, able to stop larger and higher energy rockfall events. The trend for foundations has […]

Thermal Integrity Profiling (TIP) Software Output - Courtesy of Pile Dynamics, Inc.

Upcoming Deep Foundation QC Webinars from Pile Dynamics, Inc.

November 19, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Pile Dynamics Inc. is a global leader in deep foundation quality control and performance testing. They are known for their specialty geotechnical software and equipment, including Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA), and thermal integrity profiler (TIP). […]

Golder CEO Hisham Mahmoud Named CEO of the Year by EFCG

November 16, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Hisham Mahmoud, PhD, PE, of Golder was named as the CEO of the Year by EFCG, a prominent financial consulting firm focusing on the A/E/C industry. The award was presented at the 29th annual EFCG CEO Conference […]

S&ME Wins ACEC Award for Surcharging Project

November 16, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical engineering firm, S&ME, was awarded a 2019 Grand Conceptor award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for their Surcharge Program at the new Novo Nordisk Diabetes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (DAPI) Project in Clayton, North […]

Retaining Wall Failure - Credit Mark Vessely

Great Geotechnical Asset Management Article on Retaining Wall Collapses

November 9, 2018 rockman Comments Off

There is a great article by Mark Vessely that touches on issues of acceptable risk in the context of retaining walls (and all geotechnical assets), the potential for a growing problem in our industry, and […]

Hayward Baker Staff Changes - October 2018

Hayward Baker Announces Recent Staff Changes

October 31, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Hanover, Md., October 23, 2018 – Hayward Baker, Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, announces the following changes: John Bickford, P.E. joined the company as Senior Project Manager. He will pursue earth retention and foundation system […]

Audio of Terzaghi’s Last Lecture on Engineering Geology at Harvard University

October 27, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Anyone in the geotechnical field knows of Karl Terzaghi, and has probably read his work. But our colleages at Geoengineer.org have done our industry a great service by providing an audio recording of Terzaghi’s last […]

Chemtest Launches New Chemsolutions Connector for HoleBASE SI

October 25, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Keynetix announced that UK-based analytical laboratory Chemtest has created a HoleBASE SI extension that allows for scheduling of chemical lab tests without having to leave the HoleBASE SI geotechnical database software. In addition to scheduling […]