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[ February 9, 2026 ] Underground Leak Sealing Restores Coal Terminal Operations Project Related
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[ January 27, 2026 ] Registration Open for DFI’s 51st Annual Conference Conferences
[ January 27, 2026 ] Yangtze River TBM Rescue Project Related

AASHTO Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing

AASHTO Materials and Lab Specs in Print No More

March 30, 2017 rockman Comments Off

Maybe I missed this when it first happened, but I recently saw that AASHTO’s Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing is no longer being offered as a printed book but […]

[Updated] Watch the 57th Rankine Lecture from March 15

March 14, 2017 rockman Comments Off

[Update March 16, 2017] If any of you tried to watch the lecture live on YouTube, I understand there were some technical difficulties. The BGA even issued an appology via email. But you can still […]

Free Online USCS Soil Classification Calculator

Free Online Soil USCS Calculator

March 9, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The folks at Logiteasy.com have created a great little free online tool that will calculate a USCS soil classification (ASTM D 2487 / ASTM D 2488) based on the percentage of your components and fines […]

5 Steps to Maximize your gINT and HoleBASE SI Geotechnical Data Archive

February 28, 2017 rockman Comments Off

How do you get the most out of the geotechnical data your company or agency spent so much money to obtain? GeoPrac sponsor Keynetix is an expert at answering just that question, and their latest […]

February 12, 2017 image of water flowing over emergency spillway at Oroville Dam in California

California Narrowly Averts Disaster at Oroville Dam

February 28, 2017 rockman Comments Off

Earlier in February severe rain caused the Oroville Dam in Sacramento to reach capacity. The dam is an earth fill dam approximately 770 feet high, making it one of the tallest dams of this type […]

Top GBA Downloaded Resources in 2016 – GBA

February 28, 2017 rockman Comments Off

The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) compiled a list if their top downloaded resources from last year. You need to be a member to download them for free. But did you know that if your firm […]

Nicholson grouts embankments for CalTrans in Orange County, California

Catch-Up Post (CUP) Feb 9, 2017

February 9, 2017 rockman Comments Off

There is some great stuff in here for anyone interested in geotechnical news, geologic hazards, and geological and geotechnical aspects for projects around the World. Enjoy Emergency Bridge Underpinning: Choosing Micropiles – Source: URETEK MA […]

Video: Fascinating Geotechnical News in 2016

February 9, 2017 rockman Comments Off

Our colleagues over at Geoengineer.org put together a great video compiling some of the more interesting stories of 2016 for all of us geotechnical nerds. Check it out! [Source: Geoengineer.org YouTube Channel. Image: YouTube]

Free On-line Coordinate Conversion Tools

February 9, 2017 rockman Comments Off

RockWare, the makers of RockWorks and LogPlot geotechnical software, have released a free online tool to convert between different coordinate systems. You can convert to and from State Plane coordinates using a NAD27 datum, and […]