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[ February 4, 2026 ] Young Engineering Geologists Gain Valuable Career Momentum Through New Zealand Alliance Projects Geologic Hazards
[ January 27, 2026 ] Registration Open for DFI’s 51st Annual Conference Conferences
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News

S&ME Launches Rebrand

September 13, 2017 rockman Comments Off

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — S&ME, an ENR Top 100 engineering firm, announces an exciting change to its corporate identity. Effective immediately, the firm has launched a new future-facing brand focused on versatility. “After 40+ years of […]

Geosynthetics Institute Webinar – Geosynthetics in Erosion Control

September 6, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The estimated society cost of landslides in the U.S. is estimated at $2-5B and worldwide might even approach $10B. The percentage triggered by surface erosion is certainly a major contributor. While the mechanisms of soil […]

Terracon foundation awarding a scholarship

Terracon Foundation Awards $110,300 in Grants and Scholarships

September 6, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The Terracon Foundation recently announced the award of $110,300 to grant and scholarship recipients. The Terracon Foundation was established as the community investment arm of Terracon with a goal to reach out and become a […]

Tensar Wants You to Drive a Tank!

September 6, 2017 rockman 1

Geosynthetic manufacturer, Tensar, has a new promotional video featuring Beau, the King of the Road. And he has an interesting way of demonstrating the effectiveness of their geogrid product…using a tank! To celebrate the launch […]

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GeoPrac Back on Track

August 29, 2017 rockman Comments Off

You might have noticed that GeoPrac was offline for the majority of August…much to my dismay. I thought the website relaunch was off and running, but apparently, I was overusing my CPU resources according to […]

Mud creek landslide on California Highway 1 in May of 2017

Nature.com Article on Slow Moving Landslides

August 28, 2017 rockman Comments Off

There is a nice article on slow moving landslides at Nature.com. They discuss the use of InSAR technology and point out how a number of landslides in the news over the past several years have […]

Debris flow in town of Bondo Switzerland following August 25, 2017 landslide

Swiss halt search for landslide victims as more rockfalls expected

August 28, 2017 rockman Comments Off

Swiss officials announced over the weekend that they would halt search operations for 8 missing hikers after a massive landslide near the small village of Bondo, Switzerland. Geologists toured the source area by helicopter and […]

PalmettoINSITU, a S.C. based geotechnical drilling company

Starting a Geotechnical Drilling Company

August 26, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The geotechnical drilling business is not an easy one to enter, just ask Michael Cox of PalmettoINSITU in Charleston, South Carolina. He recently celebrated two years in business and sat down with National Driller magazine […]

Conferences

Geo-Institute Live-Streaming Web Conferences 2017 – Technical Case Studies

July 25, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The Geo-Institute of ASCE is offering five days of live streaming technical case studies from August 14 – 18, 2017. The session will be presented for approximately 2 hours each day beginning at 12 PM […]