Using the Existing Pavement In-Place and Achieving Long Life

June 11, 2013 rockman Comments Off

TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Renewal Project R23 has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled Using the Existing Pavement In-Place and Achieving Long Life that describes a procedure for […]

7 record-breaking tunnels from around the world

June 11, 2013 rockman Comments Off

It seems like every time I turn around these days there is another amazing tunnel project in the news. The level of engineering brought to bear on these challenges is phenomenal, whether it’s in the […]

Geoengineer.org issues 100th monthly newsletter

June 5, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Wow! Congratulations to my friends and colleagues Dimitrios Zekkos, Marietta Zarogiannopoulou and the rest of the staff at Geoengineer.org! Their May newsletter was their 100th issue. Well done guys. [Source: Read the newsletter Geoengineer.org and […]

Damage from 2009 L'Aquila Earthquake in Italy

YOU’VE JUST GOT TO BE KIDDING: Guilty Geoprofessionals in Italy

June 5, 2013 rockman Comments Off

In 2009, an unfortunate earthquake near L’Aquila, Italy caused the death of 309 people. The Italian authorities decided that a group of some six expert geoprofessionals were guilty of manslaughter for failing to predict the […]

Engineering Geology and Geotechnics Lecture Videos from Missouri S&T

May 31, 2013 rockman 1

Missouri S&T (known as UM Rolla a while back) has a number of courses that are available through their YouTube channel. One such course is their GeoEng 341 course, Engineering Geology and Geotechnics taught by […]

USGS TNM Topographic Data as viewed in AlpineQuest.

USGS Topo Data on the Go

May 31, 2013 rockman 2

The USGS issued a press release at the beginning of May highlighting the possibility of accessing USGS topo maps and other USGS imagery on mobile devices such as Android, iPhone and iPad. The USGS is […]

Overview of Novo Tech Geotechnical Software Programs

May 29, 2013 rockman Comments Off

GeoPrac.net sponsor Novo Tech Software recently released this video that gives an overview of their company and all of their various geotechnical software products. Very impressive, check it out!

A controlled breach of a levee in Plaquemines Parish to relieve huricane Isaac's flooding in 2012

New Corps Study Suggests Geoprofessionals Will Be Busy for Years

May 29, 2013 rockman 2

The GBA posted recently about a study from the US Army Corps that suggest geoprofessionals will be kept busy for years to come. The study is in the same vein as other infrastructure studies that […]

NCFI Polyurethanes and the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Business

May 23, 2013 rockman 3

NCFI Polyurethanes’ TerraThane Product Line Quickly and Quietly Improving Bottom Line for North American Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Businesses

MOUNT AIRY, NC—The distinctly American company, NCFI Polyurethanes, is known for pioneering innovative, improved, and unique uses for one of their main product offerings: polyurethane foam. Since the company’s scientists and engineers began formulating polyurethane foam back in 1967, other chemical systems companies have been saying, “wonder what they’ll come up with next?” So, it was really more of a “holy cow” moment in the 1990s when NCFI began formulating foam systems for geotechnical uses: highway and roadway repair, bridge approach repair, concrete lifting, leveling and void fill. And it’s no surprise that like all NCFI product lines, TerraThane geotechnical foam is quietly changing the way entire industries work for the better.

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Specialty grouting operations to prevent settlement during tunnelling operations at Leipzig, Germany

Keller forecasts good results for 2013

May 21, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Keller, the world’s largest independent ground engineering specialist has seen better than expected first quarter results and is optimistic that the outlook for the rest of 2013 is good as well, according to company statements […]