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Extraction of Layer Properties from Intelligent Compaction Data
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Extraction of Layer Properties from Intelligent Compaction Data

May 21, 2013 rockman Comments Off on Extraction of Layer Properties from Intelligent Compaction Data

The TRB/NCHRP has a new publication out: TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for NCHRP-IDEA Project 145: Extraction of Layer Properties from Intelligent Compaction Data examines a […]

561 pallets of rock core for the Crossrail project will be stored in a salt mine
Project Related

London’s Crossrail Cores Going to Salt Mine

May 14, 2013 rockman Comments Off on London’s Crossrail Cores Going to Salt Mine

London’t mega-project known as Crossrail that involves the construction of 118 km (73 mi) of new rail line with 42 km (26 mi) of new tunnels. The geotechnical investigation for Crossrail included rock coring, and […]

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Weekend CUP for May 10, 2013

May 10, 2013 rockman Comments Off on Weekend CUP for May 10, 2013

Happy Friday! If you need a break today, here are some interesting stories from the past month or so that I didn’t get to blogging about. Enjoy! A call for landslide photos for the USGS […]

Example sustainability report from EFFC and DFI's geotechnical carbon calculator tool
Press Releases

International Collaboration Delivers Pioneering Geotechnical Carbon Calculator

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Foundation Industry Launches Standardized Open Source Tool to Compare the Sustainability of Different Foundation Techniques

Example sustainability report from EFFC and DFI's geotechnical carbon calculator toolHawthorne, NJ (May 1, 2013): The European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) and the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) are urging the geotechnical sector to make immediate use of their jointly-developed, pioneering carbon calculator tool, the Geotechnical Carbon Calculator.

Developed using internationally recognized standards, the Geotechnical Carbon Calculator is believed to be one of the construction industry’s first standardized and collaboratively produced carbon calculator tools at the European and international level.

Carbon measurement is at the core of the construction industry’s approach to sustainability. The Geotechnical Carbon Calculator uses a standardized emission factors database to make the analysis of the carbon footprint of a foundation project consistent and comparable across the foundation industry.

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2005 La Conchita Landslide
Geologic Hazards

Landslide Insurance Very Rare

May 2, 2013 rockman Comments Off on Landslide Insurance Very Rare

There were just a few sentences in this article/blog post about landslide insurance. Most geoprofessionals realize that home-owners insurance does not cover landslides, floods or most other geologic hazards. But what I found interesting in […]

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Press Releases

Keynetix Expands KeyLAB Functionality for Concrete Testing, ATSM and Australian Standards

April 23, 2013 rockman Comments Off on Keynetix Expands KeyLAB Functionality for Concrete Testing, ATSM and Australian Standards

22nd April 2013, Redditch, UK – Keynetix are pleased to announce that an upgrade to KeyLAB has been released today that includes a number of new features requested by users to help them manage their geotechnical and concrete laboratory. The new build expands the functionality of the system to assist laboratory managers who are conducting concrete testing, working in a NATA accredited laboratory or with the ASTM standards and is available free of charge to all users who have an in-date maintenance agreement.

As well as the new features in this release, KeyLAB have produced a large number of free test definitions and input and report sheets for companies who are implementing KeyLAB within a laboratory, conducting tests to BS or ASTM standards. These worksheets and reports have been designed by Peter Keeton from Keynetix, who has over 30 years experience of managing large geotechnical laboratories.

[Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release from Keynetix. [/Editor]

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