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Contours of Settlement around the Bertha access pit de-watering as of December 10, 2014

Alaskan Way Viaduct Settles after Bertha TBM Access Pit Dewatering

December 18, 2014 rockman Comments Off

Areas surrounding the access pit being excavated to rescue the stalled Bertha TBM have experienced settlement as much as 1 to almost 1.5 inches according to a draft figure released by WSDOT on December 11, […]

Greg Bentley gave a keynote on The Year in BIM Enhancements at the Year in Infrastructure 2014 Conference

Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2014 Conference Wrap-Up

December 18, 2014 rockman Comments Off

Bentley’s annual infrastructure conference was again a tremendous success. Held in London in early November, the event provided infrastructure executives from around the world with valuable insights on business and technology drivers and how they […]

Harl Aldrich, founder of Geotechnical firm Haley & Aldrich, passed away on November 24, 2014 at the age of 91

Harl Aldrich, Haley & Aldrich Co-founder, Dies at 91

December 16, 2014 rockman Comments Off

Haley & Aldrich Founder and Chairman Emeritus Harl P. Aldrich, Jr. died on November 24, 2014 in Concord, MA at the age of 91. Dr. Aldrich was a leader in geotechnical and civil engineering, and […]

Deep Excavation Geotechnical Software Update

December 4, 2014 rockman Comments Off

Deep Excavation LLC is releasing the revamped 2015 version of their deep excavation software DeepEX 2015. DeepEX is used by more than 1000 engineers worldwide. The current version includes an improved wizard, reports, analysis capabilities. […]

Dataforensics Announces Major Update to pLog Tablet

November 24, 2014 rockman Comments Off

Dataforensics, developer of geotechnical and geoenvironmental data management solutions, announces that a major update for pLog Tablet is now available for immediate download from the Google Play store.

This latest update of pLog Tablet enhances usability by adding the following features:

[Editor] Read on for the rest of the press release from GeoPrac sponsor Dataforensics! [/Editor]

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FHWA Geotechnical Team and NHI will offer training in a virtual world

FHWA Geotechnical Team and NHI To Offer Virtual World Training

November 21, 2014 rockman Comments Off

Economic times have been hard for federal, state and local transportation agencies as well as industry representatives since the recession started. Getting approval to travel for conferences or training classes has been difficult if not […]

Video: Secant or Tangent Piles

November 21, 2014 rockman Comments Off

I like Hayward Baker’s series of videos using animations to demonstrate different geotechnical construction methods. This video demonstrates how tangent pile shafts or secant pile shafts are constructed. Check out the video. Note: Hayward Baker […]

Video: Massive Earthworks to Stabilize US 89 Landslide

November 21, 2014 rockman Comments Off

By April of 2015, the contractor for Arizona DOT’s US 89 Landslide Stabilization project will have move over 1 million cubic yards of material to build a massive stabilizing berm. They are using CAT 773 […]

GeoPrac Newsletter 051

November 7, 2014 rockman Comments Off

The 51st edition of the GeoPrac.net newsletter was published this week. Content includes: Let’s do better as mentors Hayward Baker Atlanta Stadium Chuck Ladd In Memoriam Port of Oakland Soil Stabilization Most Popular GeoPrac Content […]

Hollow stem auger strikes NY MTA F Train on October 30, 2014

Hollow stem auger strikes NY Subway Train

November 7, 2014 rockman Comments Off

A 10 inch hollow stem auger grazed a packed subway car on the NY MTA’s F line last week scratching the side of the train and breaking windows. Fortunately there were no injuries. I think […]