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Proposed Doha Qatar subway
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Doha metro geotechnical work on track

March 16, 2015 rockman Comments Off on Doha metro geotechnical work on track

Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has contracts for geotechnical work for 3 lines of the proposed subway in Doha, Qatar. They have completed investigations for approximately 95 km of line and 51 stations and are […]

Aqua Data web portal
Press Releases

Aquadata – A Web Based Water Quality Public Portal

February 19, 2015 rockman Comments Off on Aquadata – A Web Based Water Quality Public Portal

Aqua Data web portal EarthScience Information Systems (ESCIS) is pleased to announce the release of the Shoalhaven City Council Aqua Data website, a branding of the ESdat Public Portal.

Aqua Data is a web-portal providing greatly enhanced community access to the results of water quality monitoring completed by Shoalhaven City Council (SCC). Aqua Data is the public interface of a detailed system designed to streamline the way SCC manage and share environmental data.

Aqua Data is accessed via a link on the Shoalhaven City Council web site directing users to the Aqua Data home page

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Bertha TBM Begins Moving

February 19, 2015 rockman Comments Off on Bertha TBM Begins Moving

WSDOT reported that Bertha has slowly began moving again. It must tunnel through 20 feet of unreinforced concrete with its broken seal to break through into the rescue shaft. Once that happens, the repairs to […]

Lab Scheduling Press Release atmis
Press Releases

Latest Release of HoleBASE SI Transforms Laboratory Scheduling

February 13, 2015 rockman Comments Off on Latest Release of HoleBASE SI Transforms Laboratory Scheduling

Lab Scheduling Press Release atmisRedditch 30th Jan 2015 – The new release of HoleBASE SI includes ‘scheduling tools’ that allow engineers to electronically schedule geotechnical or environmental testing. This major breakthrough is likely to transform the way consultants and laboratories communicate with each other over the coming months.

The new improvements also provide a glimpse of how well integrated customers and laboratories can be with the first UK wide implementation of a web service connection to ALcontrol’s @mis online laboratory data management system. . This unique development allows customers to schedule testing directly into the @mis system using data and tools inside of HoleBASE SI and then be notified within HoleBASE SI when the testing is completed.

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Gerald Verbeek - New Chair of DFI's Testing and Evaluation Committee
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DFI Announces New Testing and Evaluation Committee Chair

February 13, 2015 rockman Comments Off on DFI Announces New Testing and Evaluation Committee Chair

Gerald Verbeek - New Chair of DFI's Testing and Evaluation CommitteeHawthorne, NJ (February 11, 2015): Gerald Verbeek, of Verbeek Management Services (VMS), has accepted the position of chair of DFI’s Testing and Evaluation Committee. Verbeek succeeds outgoing chair, Don Robertson of Applied Foundation Testing, who led the committee since 2013.

In 2004, after 20 years in the oil and gas industry, Verbeek started VMS, a management consulting business. One of the firm’s activities is helping European companies with their business in North America. Another area of concentration is providing detailed recommendations regarding geotechnical equipment and practices, especially in the area of foundation testing and (seismic) cone penetration testing (SCPT).

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