The Arizona DOT has posted three new LRFD geotechnical policy memoranda and revised three others. Use of LRFD or Load and Resistance Factor Design is now mandatory on all federally funded roadway projects and agencies […]
I’ve been very impressed with the geotechnical group at the Ohio DOT. They seem to be on the cutting edge of using modern technology to manage their geotechnical data. A few years ago, I posted […]
Moretrench is pleased to announce that Keith LaRue, P.E., has been promoted to Northeast Regional Manager for Moretrench’s geotechnical operations. A 1994 graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, Mr. LaRue, […]
At the INTERGEO 2010 conference in Cologne, Germany, Trimble announced its 4D Control Software for monitoring of movements on a variety of structures and geotechnical features. It even includes the ability to connect to various […]
When I arrived in Seattle for the ER2010 conference, I was thinking about the kinds of stories I post on the site. I think I probably post more about Seattle area projects than any other […]
The Washington office of Rhode Island-based Geo-Instruments has been contracted to setup (and operate?) a geotechnical and structural monitoring system for the I-5 Undercrossing Project of the overall University Link light rail extension Project. Beginning […]
[Editor] Do we as geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists realize the impact of what it is that we do in our professions? Kleinfelder CEO Bill Siegel thinks we need to step back once and a while and look at the significance of our work. In this article contributed to GeoPrac.net, Mr. Siegel describes his observations at more than 50 Kleinfelder offices in this regard. I think I for one will have to work at taking his advice. Click through for Mr. Siegel’s excellent article. [/Editor]
The much anticipated LRFD update to the MSE Wall and Reinforced Soil Slope Manual is now available for download from the FHWA’s website. The full title of the document is Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes and it was authored by Ryan R. Berg, P.E.; Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E. and Naresh C. Samtani, Ph.D., P.E. Find the abstract and download link below. As time permits, I’ll try to post more about some of the changes in this important geotechnical publication.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying watching the 2010 Olympic Winter games over the past few days. If you have, you know that Whistler is the venue for many of the sports including alpine skiing, luge, skeleton, bobsled, ski jumping, biathlon and cross-country skiing among others. The Whistler area is located about 50-miles or so North of Vancouver. In order to get to Whistler, you need to drive along Highway 99, better known as the Sea-to-Sky Highway. This highway has a long history of geotechnical problems, including some significant structurally controlled rockslides and landslides. In the years leading up to these Olympic Games a fair amount of work was done on the highway with some significant geotechnical innovations.
I was reading the ASCE News, January edition which announced the 5 finalists for the 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award and I was struck by the significant geotechnical engineering and geoengineering components of these projects. Read on as I highlight some of things hidden beneath the ground of these remarkable projects. […]
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