News

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.

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Available Resources

Free On-line Coordinate Conversion Tools

February 9, 2017 rockman Comments Off on Free On-line Coordinate Conversion Tools

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 […]

Project Related

URETEK Rehabilitates Prison Rec Hall

January 31, 2017 rockman Comments Off on URETEK Rehabilitates Prison Rec Hall

An aging prison building in Fort Worth, Texas had seen areas of settlement as much as 7.5 inches inside the building. URETEK successfully implemented their URETEK Method to lift the sunken slabs and stabilize the […]

Shannon and Wilson Promotions for 2017
Comings and Goings

Shannon and Wilson Announces Promotions for 2017

January 26, 2017 rockman Comments Off on Shannon and Wilson Announces Promotions for 2017

Shannon & Wilson, an employee-owned consulting firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington and with 12 offices across North America, recently announced a series of promotions for 2017. The promotions, announced Jan. 10, are Christopher Darrah to […]

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New Member Benefit – The GOLD Course

January 6, 2017 rockman Comments Off on New Member Benefit – The GOLD Course

The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) has announced a new course offering for its members, Geoprofessional Operational Leadership Development (GOLD) Course. This course is targeted at new and emerging leaders, group leaders, office managers, regional managers, […]

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Software Updates

SNAP-2 Soil Nail Wall Software Update

December 20, 2016 rockman Comments Off on SNAP-2 Soil Nail Wall Software Update

Version 3 of the Soil Nail Analysis Program (SNAP-2) has recently been released by the FHWA. It addresses the following issues identified in previous versions: The resolution of the search area when working at different […]

Failures

Tunnel Collapse Caught on Video

December 20, 2016 rockman Comments Off on Tunnel Collapse Caught on Video

According to the site Geotechpedia, this tunnel failure occurred on November 29, 2016 around 9am (local time?). The tunnel is located in Yusufeli district of Erzurum in northeastern Turkey. It is somehow related to the […]