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Available Resources

Selected IFCEE 2015 Articles Free for Limited Time

July 27, 2015 rockman Comments Off

The 2015 International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo was held in San Antonio back in March of this year. The proceedings from IFCEE 2015 are now available online and for purchase at the ASCE Library. […]

Site Characterization Services: Step 1 Data Mining

July 17, 2015 rockman 1

A nice video from Terracon on the first step for a geotechnical engineering investigation. [Source: Terracon YouTube Channel. Image: YouTube]

Winners of the First Annual Golder Foundation Awards

July 17, 2015 rockman Comments Off

The Golder Foundation presented the first annual awards to six students in the fields of Ground Engineering and Contaminant Site Assessment and Cleanup. The cash awards, totaling $40,000 USD, are meant to encourage and recognize […]

New DeWind One-Pass Trencher–World’s Largest!

July 13, 2015 rockman Comments Off

This slide courtesy of DeWind pretty much says it all!

The world's largest hard rock TBM breaks through on the Niagara Tunnel Project

Hatch Mott MacDonald Wins ACEC Grand Award for Niagara Tunnel Project

July 1, 2015 rockman Comments Off

Hatch Mott MacDonald received the prestigious ACEC Grand Award at the 2015 Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on April 21. ACEC had this project description in their program: More than six miles long and 43 feet […]

Moretrench wrap-up for Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference

Moretrench Wrapup of Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference

July 1, 2015 rockman Comments Off

GeoPrac sponsor Moretrench was very active at the recent Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference in New Orleans earlier this month. VP Paul Schmall helped teach a short course on grouting in underground construction, and Director […]

2015 Seed Lecture – Peter Robertson on Liquefaction

June 24, 2015 rockman Comments Off

Peter K. Robertson, Ph.D., P.Eng, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, Technical Advisor, Gregg Drilling & Testing Inc. is the 2015 recipient of the H. Bolton Seed Medal for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, or practice […]

Controversial rafting trip down the Stillaguamish River by the Oso Landslide

Controversy Over Rafting Trip Through Site of Oso Landslide

June 24, 2015 rockman Comments Off

A professional river guide came under fire for a rafting trip through the site of the Oso landslide. Families of the victims issued a cease and desist order, but the trip happened anyway. Opponents of […]

NovoLIQ Introduction Video

June 15, 2015 rockman Comments Off

NovoLIQ software by GeoPrac sponsor Novotech allows geotechnical engineers to perform soil liquefaction analysis. NovoLIQ covers several liquefaction triggering analysis including post liquefaction parameters and dry sand settlement. This program covers SPT, Vs and BPT […]

Kord Wissman, President of Geopier Foundation Company

Transitioning from Geotechnical Consulting to Contracting | 2015-04-28 | National Driller

June 14, 2015 rockman Comments Off

National Driller magazine had a nice article not to long ago interviewing Kord Wissman about his transition from consulting to contracting. Kord is the President of Geopier Foundation Company (owned by Tensar). He has some […]