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Embarcadero seawall is in need of repair and hardening against sea level rise

San Francisco’s Embarcadero Seawall At Risk from Earthquakes, Sea-Level Rise

June 1, 2018 rockman Comments Off

The iconic San Francisco waterfront area known as Embarcadero is in dire need of a new seawall system to harden the area against sea level rise and to prevent damage from major earthquakes. Projections are that the […]

Ground subsidence in Merced County, CA - USGS/Justin Brandt

Congress Passes FY 2018 Omnibus With Record Funding of Geoscience Agencies

June 1, 2018 rockman Comments Off

The American Geosciences Institute has an interesting article on the recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 which provides record funding for geoscience agencies. This includes a $63M or 6% increase for the USGS compared […]

Earthquake-induced landslide in Japan in April 2016

New Research on Earthquake Induced Landslides

May 17, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Some new research on the Newmark Displacement Method for earthquake-induced landslides indicates that the method may be on the unconservative side. The Landslide Blog provides a short summary of the paper by Li et al. (2018) that was recently […]

Hawaii braces for volcano’s explosive steam eruption

May 17, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Golder to Acquire Texas-Based Pastor, Behling & Wheeler

May 17, 2018 rockman Comments Off

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — Golder, a leading global engineering and consulting company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Pastor, Behling & Wheeler, LLC (PBW), a Texas-based […]

Why Everyone at GeoEngineers Gets a Website Bio

May 15, 2018 rockman Comments Off

A new blog post from GeoEngineers about website bios gives some great insights into the culture at that employee owned company. Their Director of Marketing and Communication, Chris Nordfors, noted the initial panic and concern […]

Geologic modeling using the AutoCAD Civil3D Extension for HoleBASE SI

Webinar: Latest Features for Modeling Geology in AutoCAD Civil 3D – May 4, 2018

May 1, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Friday, 4 May 2018 @ 12pm EST Geotechnical software company, Keynetix, is offering another of their Small Steps webinars on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 12pm EST. This one will be focused on introducing the latest features […]

Bentley Systems Acquires Plaxis, and Complementary SoilVision, to Integrate Geotechnical Engineering within Digital Workflows for Infrastructure Projects

May 1, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Comprehensive modeling environment now spans geo-structural and geo-environmental collaboration Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of Plaxis, the leading provider of geotechnical software, based in […]

gINT Webinar on User Report Variables – May 2, 2018

April 29, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Learn how to harness the power of User Report Variables at the next gINT Special Interest Group (SIG) virtual workshop on May 2, 2018. Custom, user-defined reports have never been so easy! Sessions are set for 9 a.m. […]

Bill Brumund, third from left, recipient of the 2018 ASCE OPAL Award for Management

Former Golder President Earns 2018 OPAL Award

April 29, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Earlier this spring, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) selected William F. Brumund, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE (Ret.), F.ASCE, former Golder President and Global CEO, as the 2018 Outstanding Projects And Leaders (OPAL) award-winner in management. […]