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Condon-Johnson & Associates Wins the ISM Fourth World Cup of Micropiles

July 19, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Condon-Johnson & Associates (CJA), representing North America, was selected as the winner of the Fourth World Cup of Micropiles by the delegates of the 15th International Workshop for Micropiles, hosted by the International Society for […]

Geoprofessionals Data Management report by Seequent

Civil Infrastructure Geoprofessionals are Ready to Adopt the Cloud, New Report Says

July 19, 2023 rockman Comments Off

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, July 19, 2023 – Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today announced the findings of its latest Geoprofessionals Data Management Report, which looks at the trends, challenges, and opportunities in geoscience data. Jo Knight, Chief Customer […]

Rolling Hills Estates Landslide, LA County

July 19, 2023 rockman Comments Off

A major landslide occurred on July 8, 2023, in the Rolling Hills Estates on the North side of the Palos Verdes peninsula in LA County resulting in the evacuation of 12, likely destroyed, homes. There […]

RocSlope is built on the same 3d Technology used for RS3 and Slide3

RocSlope: Transforming Rock Slope Stability Analysis with Cutting-Edge 3D Technology

July 5, 2023 rockman Comments Off

RocSlope is a new tool for geological and geotechnical engineers modeling rock slope stability in blocky rock masses. Rocscience, a leading provider of advanced geotechnical software solutions, has built on the familiar 3D platform of […]

Controversial Big Sur Bridge Gets Extended Life from Innovative Geotechnical Polyurethane

July 5, 2023 rockman Comments Off

California’s iconic Highway 1 hugs the central coastline and Santa Lucia Mountains through its scenic Big Sur section. The bridges carrying cars and trucks over the many creeks and canyons are engineering marvels—Rocky Creek, Big […]

Free GEO5 Data Collector Mobile App

June 27, 2023 rockman Comments Off

The GEO5 Data Collector Mobile App for Android and iOS is a new FREE option for mobile geotechnical data collection. It features two-way data transfer so you can lay out your boreholes in the GEO5 […]

Lithos software by RockMass Technologies

RockMass Tool for Digital Underground Mapping

June 1, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Mapping rock mass structure is a key part of hard rock tunneling and underground mining. There have been a plethora of technological advances in 3D mapping and rock mass data extraction, but few are more […]

CCUS and OIL AND GAS: A geological and porosity model of an offshore reservoir built in Leapfrog Energy. Source: Seequent

Powering the energy transition: Seequent introduces Leapfrog Energy

May 31, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Christchurch, New Zealand, May 31, 2023 – Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today introduces Leapfrog Energy, expanding the company’s offering to the energy industry to help solve the challenges of the rapidly evolving transition. Leapfrog Energy brings […]

Ken Jennings of Jeopardy! Fame to deliver Hal Hunt Lecture at 48th DFI Conference

DFI Announces 2023 Hal Hunt Lecture Being Delivered at 48th Annual Conference

May 24, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Hawthorne, N.J. (May 23, 2023): Ken Jennings, the greatest Jeopardy! player of all time, Jeopardy! co-host and best-selling author, is presenting the Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications at DFI’s 48th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, […]

Lessons Learned from the SR-99 Highway Tunnel Project in Seattle, Owner’s Perspective

May 17, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical consultant Gregg Korbin served on the Technical Advisory Board for Washington State DOT for the SR-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Tunnel Project. He recently presented to the Vancouver Geotechnical Society on lessons learned from […]