Rockman’s Ramblings

Rockman aka Randy Post is the Owner and Editor In Chief of GeoPrac.net. This category is where posts regarding the GeoPrac site itself will be made. It is also a place for Randy to blog about issues affecting his professional practice, current projects and occasionally more esoteric topics.

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The Eagle Has Sunken Into the Lunar Surface

July 21, 2024 rockman Comments Off on The Eagle Has Sunken Into the Lunar Surface

Did you know there were geotechnical engineers evaluating the bearing capacity and settlement potential of the lunar surface for the Apollo 11 mission? There were some prominent scientists in NASA at the time that thought […]

Turkey Earthquake victims share a hug
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Turkey Earthquake Reflections

February 11, 2023 rockman Comments Off on Turkey Earthquake Reflections

Geological engineers and engineering geologists are fascinated by the occurrence of natural hazards such as landslides, debris flows, rockslides, and earthquakes. At times we can feel almost giddy when looking at the destructive videos, and […]

GeoPrac.net Calendar of Events for geoprofessionals
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New GeoPrac.net Feature – Events Calendar!

November 21, 2021 rockman Comments Off on New GeoPrac.net Feature – Events Calendar!

There are so many great conferences, webinars, professional meetings, training courses, and other events for a busy geoprofessional to keep up with. So I decided to create a new Calendar of Events feature at GeoPrac.net! […]

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Most Popular Content of 2019

January 20, 2020 rockman Comments Off on Most Popular Content of 2019

Thank you to all GeoPrac.net visitors for a great year! Here is the most popular content of 2019. Many of these articles are “oldies but goodies”. Enjoy! Semi Crashes Into Geotechnical Drilling Site in Washington […]

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GeoPrac Back on Track

August 29, 2017 rockman Comments Off on GeoPrac Back on Track

You might have noticed that GeoPrac was offline for the majority of August…much to my dismay. I thought the website relaunch was off and running, but apparently, I was overusing my CPU resources according to […]

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GeoPrac.net Launches New Website

July 13, 2017 rockman Comments Off on GeoPrac.net Launches New Website

I am pleased to announce the re-launch of GeoPrac.net, with a new layout and faster load times, all optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices! This has been a major undertaking, migrating from one content […]