News, announcements, policy updates, spotlighted websites, software updates and other info that may be of interest to practicing geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, geophysicists, hydrogeologists and related professions.
Redi-Rock has released a free software product for the analysis of gravity retaining walls. Source: Redi-Rock Wall Freeware – Retaining Wall Analysis Software for Gravity Walls
The latest issue of Deep Foundations Magazine is available online from the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI). The September/October 2017 issue cover story is about the 2017 OPA Winning Project – The Expansion and Preservation of […]
Schnabel Engineering has opened a new office in the Pacific Northwest to service their dam engineering clients. Two dam engineers from their Greensboro, N.C. office relocated there to get it established. They have been working for […]
More and more of Keynetix’ customers are using the electronic scheduling tool in HoleBASE SI. Although the tool is easy to use there are a number of considerations that should be made when communicating your […]
This webinar is a guide to the three different approaches that can be used to create your lithology descriptions within HoleBASE SI. UK users have entered their geology descriptions into a free form text field […]
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a technical brief that determines effective methods for stabilizing damaged roadway slopes. These methods could be used for local non-geotechnical engineers (ie. maintenance personnel) to identify the type […]
Phil Child will give a brief introduction on how to create Site Plans and Quick Sections in HoleBASE SI Professional and how to store section parameters and locations for future use. In the second half […]
Raghu on the Geotechnical Engineers Linkedin Group has a problem. A new school site (location not disclosed) was built with cut and fill methods at a location where the winter ground water table is only […]
Strata Systems, Inc. has released StrataPro™ geotechnical software for design of geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) structures. The software is free, available upon request from Strata Systems. More at Geosynthetica.net: Strata’s New Geotechnical Software Focuses on GRS Design
DGSI, known for their Slope Indicator inclinometer equipment, announced a trade-in program of up to $3,500 in credit towards their new Digitilt AT System. Their new system features new solid-state MEMS technology, a Bluetooth cable reel […]
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