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[ August 23, 2026 ] Living Below an Unstable Alpine Slope Geologic Hazards
[ August 23, 2026 ] Remembering J. Michael Duncan, a Geotechnical Engineering Legend In Memoriam
[ August 16, 2026 ] DFI Webinar to Cover Transmission-Line Structures and Foundation Requirements Available Resources
[ August 16, 2026 ] Upcoming Webinar Looks at Engineering Concerns About Polyurethane Injection Available Resources
[ August 16, 2026 ] RSSeismic Adds Python Scripting and New Site-Response Capabilities Software Updates

Short courses in Engineering Geology/Rock Engineering to be taught in Tucson, Arizona in May 2016

March 7, 2016 rockman Comments Off

The following four short courses will be taught by Prof. Pinnaduwa Kulatilake in Tucson, Arizona in May 2016 as given below. Dr. Kulatilake was one of my professors at the University of Arizona during my […]

Redi-Rock retaining walls look fantastic in residential development applications

Video: New Redi-Rock Design Resource Manual Available

March 7, 2016 rockman Comments Off

The Redi-Rock Design Resource Manual or DRM has everything you would need to design a Redi-Rock retaining wall, including block sizes, design charts, construction details, and setback options. The manual also includes case studies and […]

Video: Landslide Near Elk City, ID

March 7, 2016 rockman Comments Off

This is some very interesting first-person video of a landslide near Elk City, Idaho, complete with expletives. 🙂 I can’t say I blame the videographer, it’s not every day you see a slope like that […]

Rescue workers searching through the collapsed building in Taiwan

Taiwan Earthquake Investigators Arrest Developer of Collapsed Building

February 26, 2016 rockman Comments Off

Taiwanese investigators have arrested the developer of a 17-story apartment building that collapsed in an earthquake at the beginning of the month. Approximately 40 people were killed when the building collapsed, there were only two […]

Fugro geophysical vessel used for UXO detection

Fugro Releases FY 2015 Results

February 26, 2016 rockman Comments Off

Fugro released their 2015 Fiscal Year results, and the headline is ‘Strong cash flow in continuing challenging oil and gas market’. The Dutch company’s biggest market sector is oil and gas, and they are forecasting […]

NYDOT Geotechnical Design Manual

February 26, 2016 rockman Comments Off

The New York DOT has been working on a geotechnical design manual (GDM) since at least 2012. It is a very detailed document that covers pretty much every possible geotechnical aspect of a transportation project. […]

Keynetix Webinar Series is titled Transforming Your Geotechnical Data Journey in Small Steps

Free Webinars–Transforming Your Geotechnical Data

February 10, 2016 rockman Comments Off

Keynetix is preparing to restart their popular free webinar series. The theme for 2016 is “Transforming Your Geotechnical Data Journey in Small Steps.” The webinars will be every Friday at 12 pm EST for North […]

Tool – Convert Munsell Soil Code to Soil Color Name

February 10, 2016 rockman Comments Off

The folks at LogItEasy.com have put together a very useful, free online tool for converting Munsell color codes that you might use in the field into the actual color names. This functionality is also built […]

Drones and Natural Disasters

February 10, 2016 rockman Comments Off

This is my colleague Dimitrios Zekkos, Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, and the founder of Geoengineer.org. He’s talking about his group’s research involving utilizing drones after natural disasters. Cool stuff! [Source: University of […]

Pucker-worthy Debris Flow Video

February 10, 2016 rockman Comments Off

I saw this video a few weeks back on The Landslide Blog, and it’s also been posted on GeoEngineer.org. It’s well worth the watch. It’s one of the scariest debris flow videos I’ve seen. Some […]