The Johnstown Flood of 1889: A Catastrophe of Civil Engineering (Part 1)
ecuscino | Created: 13 Jan 2023 | Updated: 17 Jan 2023
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First post in our new Geotechnical History blog, and part 1 of a series on the 1889 Johnstown Flood. In this post: The why, when, and how of the construction of the dam that eventually became known as the South Fork Dam.
Geo-Congress 2024 - Call for Abstracts
tvlasova | Created: 19 Oct 2022 | Updated: 19 Oct 2022
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The Geo-Congress 2024 Call for Abstracts is now open! Abstracts must be submitted via the online CATALYST Submission Management System . Abstracts are due February 3, 2023 at 11:59 PM...
Call for Abstracts: Structures Geo-Confluence 2022
ecuscino | Created: 11 Jul 2022 | Updated: 11 Jul 2022
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Event: 7th Annual Structural and Geo-Confluence, Nov. 2, 2022 Abstracts sought for 30- to 60-minute presentations focused on structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, or geo-environmental topics preference given to topics that...
Webinar: EPA Decision Support Tools for Waste Management
k.sample-lord | Created: 28 Jun 2022 | Updated: 28 Jun 2022
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Webinar Announcement EPA DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT About the Webinar The NSF SUstainable Material Management Extreme Events Reconnaissance (SUMMEER) organization ( https://www.summeer.org ), in collaboration with the U.S....
Happy Geo-Valentine's Day!
ecuscino | Created: 14 Feb 2022 | Updated: 16 Feb 2022
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Happy Valentine's Day from the Geo-Institute! We have cards for you to print or email and give to your Geo-Valentine
New video! Captivating Geotechnical Engineering News in 2021
k.sample-lord | Created: 20 Jan 2022 | Updated: 20 Jan 2022
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Looking for a way to excite students in your geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering courses? Geoengineer.org just released its “Captivating Geotechnical Engineering News in 2021" video! You can find it here:...
Write for GEOSTRATA!
tvlasova | Created: 06 Jan 2022 | Updated: 12 Jan 2022
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Write for GEOSTRATA! GEOSTRATA's editorial board is seeking potential authors for 2022 articles and commentaries. This is your chance to contribute to the geotechnical community's collective body of knowledge while...
Congratulations to Alejandro Martinez for receiving the Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award
h.lin | Created: 20 Dec 2021 | Updated: 20 Dec 2021
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Alejandro Martinez was awarded the 2022 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award (nominated by the soil properties and modeling committee) for pioneering research using multi-scale interdisciplinary techniques that have advanced the...
Call for Papers: special issue on "Bio-inspired Geotechnics" in Acta Geotechnica
h.lin | Created: 20 Dec 2021 | Updated: 20 Dec 2021
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Researchers and investigators are invited to submit contributions to the special issue in Acta Geotechnica on the topic of Bio-inspired Geotechnics. This special issue will accept original research papers, short...
SP&M Winter Teleconference on Monday, DEC. 20, 2021 at 2 pm CST
h.lin | Created: 17 Dec 2021 | Updated: 17 Dec 2021
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The Soil Properties and Modeling committee will have the winter teleconference on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm CST. Zoom link: https://uark.zoom.us/j/89706315480?pwd=S0ErV1l6ZHdWaitYY0FoRWZXbUNRZz09
6th Annual Web Conference - Registration is going up after November 19, 2021
admin | Created: 18 Nov 2021 | Updated: 18 Nov 2021
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The registration for the 6th Annual Web Conference is going up after Friday, November 19, 2021. So, do not miss this opportunity and register today for the Technical Sessions and...
Register now for the 6th Annual Web Conference and watch our committee's session ''Recent Advances in Sustainable Approaches to Geotechnical Engineering Works''
Chittoorib | Created: 18 Nov 2021 | Updated: 18 Nov 2021
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The Geo-Institute Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering Technical Committee will live-stream the session "Recent Advances in Sustainable Approaches to Geotechnical Engineering Works" on Friday, December 10 at 11 AM EST. The...
Register now for the 6th Annual Web Conference and watch our committee's session ''Practical Implications of Recent Advances in Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics''
sj.brandenberg | Created: 18 Nov 2021 | Updated: 18 Nov 2021
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The Geo-Institute Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Technical Committee will live-stream the session "Practical Implications of Recent Advances in Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics" on Wednesday, December 8 at 11...
Register now for the 6th Annual Web Conference and watch our committee's session
k.sample-lord | Created: 18 Nov 2021 | Updated: 18 Nov 2021
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The Geo-Institute Geoenvironmental Engineering Technical Committee will live-stream on Monday, December 6 at 2 PM EST. The topics include: "Impact of Electromagnetic Waves on Clay Properties," Arvin Farid , Ph.D.,...
Register now for the 6th Annual Web Conference and watch our committee's session
glen.andersen | Created: 18 Nov 2021 | Updated: 18 Nov 2021
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The Geo-Institute Earth Retaining Structures Technical Committee will live-stream on Friday, December 10 at 2 PM EST. The topics include: "Choreographing Deconstruction of Existing Basement Structure and Construction of SOE...
Register now for the 6th Annual Web Conference and watch our committee's session
r.moghaddam | Created: 18 Nov 2021 | Updated: 18 Nov 2021
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The Geo-Institute Deep Foundations Technical Committee will live-stream on Tuesday, December 7 at 2 PM EST. The topics include: "Geotechnical Design and Construction on Design Build Projects", Ravi Vedantham ,...
Register now for the 6th Annual Web Conference and watch our committee's session ''Computational Geotechnics and Insights into Soil Behavior''
q.chen | Created: 18 Nov 2021 | Updated: 18 Nov 2021
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The Geo-Institute Computational Geotechnics Technical Committee will live-stream the session "Computational Geotechnics and Insights into Soil Behavior" on Tuesday, December 7 at 11 AM EST. The topics include: "Insight on...
Register now for the 6th Annual Web Conference and watch our committee's sessions
l.barlow | Created: 18 Nov 2021 | Updated: 18 Nov 2021
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The Geo-Institute Embankments Dams and Slopes Technical Committee will live-stream the following sessions on 6th Annual Live Streaming Web Conference: Monday, December 6 at 11 AM EST: Extreme Events on...
Embankments, Dams & Slopes social media
p.narsavage | Created: 17 Oct 2021 | Updated: 17 Oct 2021
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The Embankments, Dams & Slopes technical committee has new Twitter and Instagram accounts. Follow them at https://twitter.com/EdsCommittee @EdsCommittee on Twitter and https://www.instagram.com/eds_committee/ EDS_Committee on Instagram.
3rd International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics (CPEG2020) coming up on October 20-21. Register for free until October 15 2021
admin | Created: 12 Oct 2021 | Updated: 12 Oct 2021
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The 3rd International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics (CPEG2020), organized by the Japanese Geotechnical Society and the Kyoto University with the support of TC215 Environmental Geotechnics Technical Committee...