Geotechnical

HOUSTON, TX—Track and Field at Ohio State’s French Field House needed a major facelift to be ready to compete in the upcoming NCAA season. “The university’s 200-meter indoor track needed…

RALEIGH, N.C. – Terracon, a leading provider of environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services, has named Tim Cleary national manager of in situ services. Cleary will lead the company’s in situ and direct push-site investigation services…

The International Society for Micropiles (ISM) is accepting applications through December 30 for the 9th Lizzi Scholarship from graduate students studying in the field of micropiles. The scholarship award includes…

(Houston, Texas) The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has partnered with planning, engineering and program management firm, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) for two major sediment removal projects in…

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA), a leading multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water, and construction management services, is pleased to announce that Senior Principal Ken Johnston has been elected as…

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the launch of the new safety awareness module in the cloud-based collaboration platform Leica ConX. The integration of Leica Geosystems’ safety awareness solutions…

A specialist team from CAN Geotechnical has been using rope access to work at a height of 30 metres (ten storeys) on Brighton’s chalk cliffs, between the marina and Saltdean,…

Reston, Va. – Dry docking can be extremely challenging requiring communication and coordination among a variety of stakeholders to ensure the safety of the vessel and personnel. ASCE’s newest standard, Dry Dock…

UES, a national leading engineering and consulting company, has acquired Riner Engineering, a geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing and inspection firm headquartered in Houston, TX. Founded in 2006, Riner Engineering includes an experienced team…

London, UK – Wood Thilsted is pleased to announce the establishment of its first presence in the South Korean offshore wind market with the relocation of two of its specialist engineers…

The program is available for S3: Slopes, Support and Stabilization being held August 8-10 at the Royal Sonesta in Boston. The two-and-a-half-day conference focuses on the practical application of deep…

Underground tunneling reduces disruptions By Jodie Hartnell Prior to 2016, the busy Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) had “No enterprise GIS, no GIS software, and no dedicated GIS staff,”…

UES, a national leading engineering and consulting company, has acquired Grubbs, Hoskyn, Barton & Wyatt, a geotechnical engineering and materials testing firm headquartered in Little Rock, AR.  Founded in 1964, Grubbs, Hoskyn, Barton…

Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today announced the release of SLOPE3D, an advanced slope stability analysis tool that empowers geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists to design safer slopes.   SLOPE/W 2D…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Patented and patent-pending technologies developed by Purdue University engineers enhance methods to detect, identify and quantify chemicals in a range of natural, industrial and consumer settings.…

UES, a national leading engineering and consulting company, has acquired Faulkner Engineering Services, an environmental services, geotechnical engineering, and construction materials testing firm in Tampa, FL. Founded in 2005 by…

DUBLIN, Ohio—Verdantas, a private-equity-backed solution provider of engineering, planning, and science services to support their clients’ sustainability, resiliency, and strategic infrastructure objectives, announced today that it had acquired Southern California-based…

Today, the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) published a new research report entitled 3D Mapping Solutions for Enterprise AR. The new AREA research report reviews 3D mapping technologies and principles and defines parameters…

Universal Engineering Sciences® (UES), a national leading engineering and consulting company specializing in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, building code compliance, threshold inspections, and environmental consulting, has acquired Carmichael Engineering,…

Strategic combination creates market-leading testing and inspection services business for critical infrastructure assets in the Western U.S. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA and PHOENIX, AZ – RMA Group of Companies (“RMA”), a portfolio company…

Organizers of Geo Week, the premier event that champions the coming together of geospatial technologies and the built world, have announced five strategic partnerships established for the 2023 event. As…

South Korea’s ocean exploration company Geoview successfully completed the marine geophysical exploration for the floating offshore wind farm in Ulsan. In the first half of 2022, Geoview won an ocean…

By Lyle Simonton In this article, we’ll discuss how allowing the geotechnical engineer to conduct a thorough soil investigation can save the owner money on their ground improvement. Then we’ll…

Exodigo, the breakthrough non-invasive subsurface imaging platform, announced a partnership today with Esri, the world leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) software, web GIS and geodatabase management applications, that will…

ENGEO is proud to announce that not one but TWO of our projects have received ASCE San Francisco Section 2022 Project Awards.  ENGEO is honored to receive the awards of…

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has received funding from a Pennsylvania state grant for the development of key technologies. The $1.9 million Department of Community and Economic Development grant will provide…

Ames & Gough Survey: After second year of COVID-19, insurers concerned about pandemic’s negative impacts on design firms   WASHINGTON, DC – Even as the U.S. construction industry navigated a second year…

Combines High Sample Accuracy and Proven Reliability with Small Diameter Dexter, MI (DATE) – Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products and subsidiary of Graco Inc.…

Laboratory for geosynthetic, geotechnical, aggregate and concrete materials to replace facility destroyed by fire in 2021; designed by WSP USA architects to be more efficient.  ATLANTA — A Golder Associates construction…

Fastest-Growing AEC Firm in the U.S. Further Strengthens Nationwide Presence Orlando, FL – Universal Engineering Sciences® (UES), a national leading engineering and consulting company specializing in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing,…

SEATTLE, Washington – Kleinfelder is pleased to announce Sam Christie has joined the Seattle team in the role of Principal Professional/Senior Project Manager.  Responsible for providing project management and technical leadership, Christie will…

Hawthorne, N.J. – Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces the first edition of the new Helical Pile Foundation Design Guide. The guide was produced by the DFI Helical Piles and Tiebacks Committee…

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the latest version of its core real-time monitoring software—Trimble® 4D Control software. Version 5.0 provides new features that enable users to streamline real-time…

Hold on for a non-stop one-hour webinar ride! Review innovative design features for erosion, sediment, and turbidity control for linear utility applications. Pick up new technologies as a plan designer…