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APPLE VIII Set to Impact Deep Foundation Industry
- Mar, 04, 2014
- News On Products & Services Deep Foundations Soil Dynamics In-Situ Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Over the course of the past several years GRL Engineers, Inc. (GRL) has introduced a series of six "APPLE" drop hammers. The devices are used in dynamic load testing of any type of deep foundation (A...
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Powerful storms trigger mudslides in hills scarred by Colby fire last January
Consequences of the recent Colby fire in Southern California now become apparent, as storms along the entire length of California trigger dangerous mudslides and threaten many foothill communities....
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Key takeaways from Geo-Congress 2014 (23-26 February 2014) in Atlanta, GA
- Feb, 28, 2014
- News On Events Other Geotechnical Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Liquefaction Engineering Other Geotechnical Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Liquefaction Engineering Other Geotechnical Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Liquefaction Engineering
- Westin Peachtree Plaza, Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Read on to learn what speakers focused on, information on the event and its exhibitors! See photos from the GeoWorld group here, and daily highlight videos here! GeoCongress 2014 has come to an end....
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Red Devil mine clean up project proposed by Bureau of Land Management, open to public review
- Feb, 27, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Red devil Mine Alaska
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has recently released a project to prevent the migration of contaminated mine tailings from the abandonned Red Devil Mine into the Red Devil Creek. The document des...
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Geo-Congress 2014 in Atlanta, live coverage from Geoengineer.org!
- Feb, 21, 2014
- News On Events Other Geotechnical
- Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
ASCE's Geo-Institute, Geoengineer.org and GeoWorld are happy to announce the live online coverage of Geo-Congress 2014 starting on Sunday, February 23rd in Atlanta, Georgia. A Live Coverage hub is esp...
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The Røssåga, Norway Hydroelectric Project to initiate a new TBM-era in the country
- Feb, 20, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Røssåga, Norway
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The return of TBMs in Norway was celebrated with an enthousiastic ceremony in Røssåga, for the initiation of the reconstruction works of the hydroelectric facility in the area. The TMB technology...
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Hammersmith fly-over, West London: plans to be replaced by a tunnel
- Feb, 19, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling
- Hammersmith Flyover, London, United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The flyover constructed back in the '60s, gives rise to serious debate between the continuous repair works, derailing associated costs and its replacement by a tunnel as a long-term solution. The H...
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Landslide in Sardoá, Brazil, caught live, as crews were searching for survivors.
Lanslide caused by heavy rains in the rural municipality of Sardoá, Brazil, is filmed from crews already on the spot, searching for survivors from earlier incident. The crew members arrived i...
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Sinkhole damages eight vintage valuable Corvettes at National Corvette Museum, in Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Feb, 17, 2014
- Other News Erosion
- National Corvette Museum, Corvette Drive, Bowling Green, KY, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A 40feet wide and at least 25feet deep sinkhole opened up inside the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY at 5:44AM local time on Wednesday Feb. 12th. Eight vintage cars were heavily damaged,...
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Shamsher Prakash Foundation - Special Award for Teaching
Associate Professor Tanya Kunberger, Ph.D., E.I.T., is the "SHAMSHER PRAKASH PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING" for young teachers recipient for 2013. Dr. Tanya Kunb...
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