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SNAP-2 Soil Nail Wall Software Update

December 20, 2016 rockman Comments Off

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 […]

Tunnel Collapse Caught on Video

December 20, 2016 rockman Comments Off

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 […]

Gèotechnique Top 5 Papers of 2016

December 20, 2016 rockman Comments Off

As part of their Best of Research and Practice initiative, Gèotechnique has made their top five papers FREE to download until 22nd December. A constitutive modelling framework predicting critical state in sand undergoing crushing and […]

Massive boulder delays re-opening of ADOT's SR 77

Large Boulder Causes Issues on SR 77 in Arizona

December 1, 2016 rockman Comments Off

Arizona DOT is undertaking a project to remove hazardous rock formations above Highway 77 between the towns of Globe and Winkelman, AZ (east of Phoenix). On November 29/30, The blasting work inadvertently dislodged an 18 […]

RockWare Launches New Customer Portal

December 1, 2016 rockman Comments Off

RockWare recently launched a new Customer Portal. It’s designed for registered users of RockWorks, LogPlot, RockWare GIS Link, and AqQA software licenses, where you can: view all of the licenses in your organization see upgrade […]

Comings and Goings

Terracon Acquires GC&T

December 1, 2016 rockman Comments Off

Terracon is expanding into the Virgina market through the acquisition of Geotechnical Consulting & Testing Inc. (GC&T), headquartered in Woodbridge, with a laboratory in Dulles. This is Terracon’s 4th acquisition of 2016. Formed in 1990, […]

Pile driving on the west side approach of the W. R. Bennett bridge in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, June 2006

FHWA Releases GEC 12 – Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations

November 21, 2016 rockman Comments Off

The FHWA recently released ‘GEC 12 – Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations’ (FHWA-NHI-16-009 and FHWA-NHI-16-010). A companion publication ‘Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations – Comprehensive Design Examples’ (FHWA-NHI-16-064) is also available. […]

Free CPT Webinar on December 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM PST

November 21, 2016 rockman Comments Off

Gregg Drilling is pleased to announce our next free CPT webinar! Please register for CPT worked examples using CLiq version 2 on Dec 2, 2016 12:00 PM PST at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4106279384711778818 This webinar provides worked examples […]

New Zealand road damaged by fault rupture

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake in New Zealand

November 16, 2016 rockman Comments Off

Significant destruction has occurred in New Zealand as a result of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the town of Kaikoura, about 2 hours drive north of Christchurch. Video footage shows significant surface rupture causing damage […]

Sixense services a wide variety of market sectors

SOLDATA becomes SIXENSE

November 16, 2016 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical and structural monitoring company Soldata has changed names to SIXENSE. SIXENSE is a group of world-class companies offering excellence in digital services and solutions specializing in infrastructure, soil and the environment in order to […]