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RockMass Tool for Digital Underground Mapping

June 1, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Mapping rock mass structure is a key part of hard rock tunneling and underground mining. There have been a plethora of technological advances in 3D mapping and rock mass data extraction, but few are more […]

CCUS and OIL AND GAS: A geological and porosity model of an offshore reservoir built in Leapfrog Energy. Source: Seequent

Powering the energy transition: Seequent introduces Leapfrog Energy

May 31, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Christchurch, New Zealand, May 31, 2023 – Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today introduces Leapfrog Energy, expanding the company’s offering to the energy industry to help solve the challenges of the rapidly evolving transition. Leapfrog Energy brings […]

Ken Jennings of Jeopardy! Fame to deliver Hal Hunt Lecture at 48th DFI Conference

DFI Announces 2023 Hal Hunt Lecture Being Delivered at 48th Annual Conference

May 24, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Hawthorne, N.J. (May 23, 2023): Ken Jennings, the greatest Jeopardy! player of all time, Jeopardy! co-host and best-selling author, is presenting the Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications at DFI’s 48th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, […]

Lessons Learned from the SR-99 Highway Tunnel Project in Seattle, Owner’s Perspective

May 17, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical consultant Gregg Korbin served on the Technical Advisory Board for Washington State DOT for the SR-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Tunnel Project. He recently presented to the Vancouver Geotechnical Society on lessons learned from […]

Landslide Just Misses Viaduct Piers in Turkey

May 2, 2023 rockman Comments Off

A major landslide was captured on video narrowly missing piers for a viaduct under construction at the Yusufeli Dam site in Artvin, Turkey. The slide appears to be on an engineered cut slope benched into […]

KICT Develops 3D Liquefaction Hazard Map

April 20, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Newswise — Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, president Kim Byung-suk), has successfully developed a “three-dimensional liquefaction hazard map” that visually presents ground liquefaction forecasts in the event of an earthquake. Liquefaction is […]

Geo-Congress 2023 Wrap-Up

April 14, 2023 rockman Comments Off

The Geo-Institute held another fantastic Geo-Congress in Los Angeles two weeks ago. They always host some of the biggest names in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, featuring them in keynote lectures and award lectures named after […]

Cross section generated in Seequent Central

PLAXIS 2023.1 Transitions to Seequent

March 1, 2023 rockman Comments Off

The latest version of PLAXIS marks a definitive transition to becoming part of Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface Company. Among other things the updates allow users to import cross sections from Seequent Central. So users who […]

Participate in the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure to gain global recognition for digital advancements in infrastructure. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems.

Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure

March 1, 2023 rockman Comments Off

EXTON, Pa. – March 1, 2023 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced its call for nominations for the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The awards, which are judged by independent juries […]

Keller hires Miriam Smith, PhD, PE, as Business Development Executive

February 20, 2023 rockman Comments Off

Hanover, MD, February 16, 2023 — Keller announces the hire of Miriam Smith, PhD, PE as a Business Development Executive for its West Business Unit. With over 27 years of geotechnical engineering experience, Miriam has held various roles […]