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[ March 23, 2026 ] Landslide Emoji Coming to iOS 26.4 Available Resources
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[ February 4, 2026 ] Ground investigation for civil infrastructure gets more robust with integration of lab and field geotechnical data Press Releases
[ 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

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 […]

2017 Geotechnical Data Management Awards – Entries Open – Keynetix

July 25, 2017 rockman Comments Off

GeoPrac.net sponsor Keynetix hosts the Keynetix User Conference each year, and one of the unique things about it is their Geotechnical Data Management Awards. They celebrate their users that solve challenging geotechnical problems through better management […]

Golder Associates Global President and CEO - Dr. Hisham Mahmoud

Golder Associates CEO Shares on Industry and Challenges During Downturns

July 21, 2017 rockman Comments Off

Golder Associates Global President and CEO, Dr. Hisham Mahmoud, recently gave a keynote address at the EA 2017 Summit in London. He shared candidly about the challenges faced by Golder since he took the reins […]

Geotechnical BIM Can Lead to Better Engineering

The wider benefits of geotechnical BIM

July 21, 2017 rockman Comments Off

Using BIM can save geotechnical specialists tens of thousands of dollars a year but these savings can pale into insignificance, when compared with the additional costs that can arise if a ground-related problem is discovered […]

Video Shows Sinkhole Swallowing Florida Homes

July 21, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The more than 200-foot wide and 50-foot deep sinkhole that swallowed homes is far from the state’s first. Source: Video Shows Sinkhole Swallowing Florida Homes

Randy’s 333 Charity Water Campaign to celebrate GeoPrac.net’s 10th Anniversary

July 13, 2017 rockman Comments Off

Most of us have no idea what it’s like to be thirsty. We have plenty of water to drink — even the water in our toilets is clean! But many people around the world don’t […]

News

GeoPrac.net Launches New Website

July 13, 2017 rockman Comments Off

I am pleased to announce the re-launch of GeoPrac.net, with a new layout and faster load times, all optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices! This has been a major undertaking, migrating from one content […]

Terracon Expands New York Resources with Dente Acquisition

July 13, 2017 rockman Comments Off

OLATHE, Kan., July 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Terracon is excited to announce its acquisition of Dente Engineering, located in the Albany, N.Y., area. Dente is a privately owned firm founded in 1993 providing geotechnical, geohydrologic, and construction materials […]

Well points on what appears to be a temporary shoring job

The May/June issue of Deep Foundations Magazine is now available online

July 5, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The May/June issue of Deep Foundations Magazine by the DFI features a special look at Dewatering and Groundwater Control. One of the articles is by Gregory Landry, the Chief Dewatering Engineer at GeoPrac sponsor, Moretrench. […]

Deadly landslide buries Xinmo village in Sichuan Province, China

Massive Landslide in Xinmo, Sichuan Province

July 5, 2017 rockman Comments Off

There was a huge rockslide in Sichuan Province of China on June 24th that buried the town of Xinmo early in the morning. Early figures were that 118 people were missing and 15 victims had […]