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Millennium Tower in San Francisco - Image Vanguard Properties

New Guidelines for High-rise Foundations in San Francisco

January 9, 2018 rockman Comments Off

The 645-foot tall Millennium Tower in San Francisco settled an incredible 16 inches, and tilted at least 2 inches to the northwest. Recently the City and County Department of Building Inspection (DBI) issued interim guidelines […]

gINT SIG Workshop – Using Blocks in gINT, January 3

December 29, 2017 rockman Comments Off

All gINT power-users should check out the first gINT Special Interest Group virtual workshop for 2018 on using blocks in gINT. Sessions get underway on Wednesday, January 3, at 9 a.m. EST and 5 p.m. EST and share the […]

Micropile drill rig damaged by landslide

Second Landslide Takes Out Micropile Rig in NZ

December 13, 2017 rockman Comments Off

What appears to be a micropile rig was working to stabilize a landslide on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand when a second landslide struck. The initial landslide occurred in early October, affecting a parking […]

Video: 2017 Geo-Institute Web Conference on Rock Mechanics

December 13, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The Geo-Institute hosted a web conference recently with presentations by rock mechanics professionals. The video is now available via the G-I’s You-Tube Channel. The presentations included are: “The Massive February 17, 2006, Leyte, Philippines, Rockslide,” […]

DFI Deep Foundations Magazine Nov/Dec 2017

December 7, 2017 rockman Comments Off

A new issue of the Deep Foundations Institute’s (DFI’s) Deep Foundations Magazine is available for November/December 2017. Topics include: 2017 OPA Winner, Embedded Suction Bucket Support Structure CSM Shoring Walls Helical Piles for Seismic Resistance […]

Happy National Tunneling Day (UK)

December 7, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) is encouraging our profession and the public to celebrate National Tunneling Day today, December 7. Their goal is to promote the industry (and its many professions) to students of all ages […]

Latest Bentley gINT Webinar Wednesday, December 6, 2017

December 5, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The next gINT Special Interest Group (SIG) virtual workshop, Site Analysis Using gINT Civil Tools, will be held on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 9 a.m. EST or 5 p.m. EST. Register today! In this session, you will be introduced […]

Introducing GEO5 Stratigraphy

December 5, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The GEO5 Stratigraphy program is designed to assess results from site investigation (boreholes, CPTs, SPTs, etc.), generate 2D or 3D geological models and export cross sections and geological profiles into GEO5 design programs. More at […]

Hayward Baker works on iconic US landmark

December 5, 2017 rockman Comments Off

When a St Louis contractor ran into an unexpected problem on the site of one of America’s most iconic landmarks, they turned to Keller company Hayward Baker to get them out of a hole – […]

World Record Rockfall Barrier Test by Geobruug at 10,000 KJ

Geobruug Tests 10,000 KJ Rockfall Barrier – New World Record

November 22, 2017 rockman Comments Off

In Walenstadt, Switzerland, on October 16, 2017, a rockfall barrier from the Swiss company Geobrugg, stops the impact energy of 10,000 kilojoules – a new world record! The barrier system was tested using a 25-ton […]