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Randy Post, President of GeoPrac.net and Senior Geological/Geotechnical Engineer at Golder

Webinar on Increasing Bearing Capacity and Reducing Settlement with Chemical Grout – April 6th

April 3, 2018 rockman Comments Off

On Friday, April 6th from 12-1pm EST, 9-10am PST I will be presenting a webinar on increasing bearing capacity and reducing settlement using chemical grout, specifically polyurethane grout. Please register now for this free geotechnical webinar. The […]

Bentley gINT Webinar on April 4 – Accentuate Your gINT Reports with Bar Graphs

April 3, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Discover just how easily you can Accentuate Your gINT Reports with Bar Graphs at the next gINT Special Interest Group (SIG) virtual workshop on April 4, 2018 at 9 a.m. EDT or 5 p.m. EDT. […]

Geologic modeling using the AutoCAD Civil3D Extension for HoleBASE SI

New Online Course – Geology Modeling using AutoCAD Civil 3D

March 23, 2018 rockman Comments Off

The combination of Keynetix HoleBASE SI and their extension for AutoCAD Civil3D provides a powerful tool for combining the workflows for managing geotechnical data and preparing interpreted geological models. Keynetix has recently announced the creation […]

Site effects in Mexico city: recordings from the 1985 earthquake

New ASCE 7-16 Seismic Design Standards – More Site-Specific Design?

March 23, 2018 rockman Comments Off

ASCE/SEI’s 7-16 publication, Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, was published last year and contains some new seismic design standards. According to an analysis by one group of industry professionals […]

Location of a March 2018 fatality on a rockfall scaling project in Colorado on US 6 in Clear Creak Canyon

Man Killed After Fall During Rock Scaling Work in Colorado

March 21, 2018 rockman Comments Off

A man was killed on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 when he fell 50 to 70 feet while working on a rock scaling project in Clear Creek Canyon on US 6 in Colorado. The man, 40-year-old Jaime […]

DFI Educational Trust Announces the Fred H. Kulhawy Memorial Scholarship Fund

March 21, 2018 rockman Comments Off

Hawthorne, NJ (March 16, 2018): The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust (www.dfitrust.org), the charitable arm of DFI, announces the establishment of the Fred H. Kulhawy Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund, which honors Professor Kulhawy’s […]