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Create borehole logs in your browser, for free 

Simple, fast and intuitive web based software. No Licence, No Setup, No cost, Start Immediately. If you've been producing borehole and well logs in traditional ways through desktop database applications, such as gINT and WinLog, or even Excel! we would recommend you try the latest version of ESlog: bore log presentation software. No installation or credit card are required. ESlog is simple, fast and intuitive web based software for the reporting of boring and well log data with no requirement [...]

Wooster Geologist high in the air! 

Editor’s note: The following post is from guest blogger Annette Hilton (’17) about her extraordinary research experiences this summer. Annette gets around: You may remember her post last summer from the American Museum of Natural History. This summer I have the privilege of working an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) internship with NASA Student Airborne

Video: DeWind One-Pass Trenching Animation of a Collection Trench 

,[Editor] From their video description: [/Editor]DeWind One-Pass Trenchers can install complete DEEP Groundwater Collection Trench Systems in a Single Pass Under the Groundwater Table! No Open Excavations-No Dewatering - No Pumping- No Treating discharge water- No Sheeting or Shoring- minimal spoils....Fast and Safe installs up to 50 below grade. [Source: YouTube. Image:

That comment that was censored from the Scholarly Kitchen 

I mentioned on Twitter that I’d left a comment on the Scholarly Kitchen that had been blocked in moderation, and several people asked what the comment was. It was a response to this comment from David Crotty (who as well as being a commenter is also the editor of the Scholarly Kitchen.) We were once

Terracon Acquires NORCAL, Strengthens West Coast Presence 

OLATHE, Kan. – Terracon, a leading provider of environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials engineering services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of NORCAL Geophysical Consultants, Inc. of Sonoma County, Calif. Terracon is retaining NORCAL’s 11 employees. Founded in 1983, NORCAL offers geophysical technologies in support of geologic, groundwater, environmental, and engineering investigations. NORCAL’s capabilities, including their unique geophysical [...]

How Could a Pile of Dirt Cause a Major Interstate Bridge To Tilt? 

[Editor] The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) had a major problem on their hands after a bridge on I-495 was leaning…one side of the bridge was 18 inches higher than the other.  The culprit?  A pile of fill adjacent to the bridge was loading soft soils beneath.  So what do you do about it?  In this contributed article by Dennis M. O’Shea, bridge engineer in the FHWA Delaware Division Office, he describes the problems faced by DelDOT, the causes, [...]

Federal Highway Administration Launches New National Tunnel Inspection Program 

New Initiative Modeled After Longstanding Bridge Program WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published the final rule for national tunnel inspection standards that will serve as the foundation of the nation’s first standardized tunnel inspection program. It will be modeled after the FHWA’s successful bridge program established nearly a half-century ago to ensure the safety of the nation’s bridges. [...]

Epidotized tuff, Tucson Mountains, Arizona 

I was in Tucson this past weekend for a book project meeting, and my editor and coauthor and I took a hike on Sunday morning in the Tucson Mountains to Wasson Peak. Not far from the summit, we saw an epidotized tuff, where the fiamme and pumice blobs had undergone reactions to produce pods of epidote, giving the rock a look like a sick dalmatian: This is a cool rock

From the Editor's Desk 

The coring operations go into a little recess and the wireline logging takes over. Priority remains to wind up the hole summary before occupying the next one. read

Wonder Women of STEM: Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut. 

Editor’s Note: This post is the fourth in a series featuring influential women from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields in the lead up to HMNS’ annual GEMS (Girls Exploring Math and Science) event, February 21, 2015. Click here to get … Continue reading

NCFI Polyurethanes Rolls Up Family of Branded Websites Into Single Online Community: www.ncfi.com 

MOUNT AIRY, NC—NCFI Polyurethanes officially launched its new online informative and educational content presence today: www.NCFI.com. The new website replaces the former corporate site, and eight former brand-specific sites. “We found we need to roll everything up under the NCFI umbrella,” says Chip Holton, President of NCFI. “We turned fifty last year, and our name is well-known and trusted for experience producing the highest quality American engineered and [...]

Wonder Women of STEM: Ada Lovelace, 19th century programmer 

Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a series featuring influential women from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields in the lead up to HMNS’ annual GEMS (Girls Exploring Math and Science) event, February 21, 2015. Click here to get … Continue reading

DFI Announces 2015 Osterberg Memorial Lecturer 

November 28, 2014, Hawthorne NJ: Frank Rausche, Ph.D., P.E., of GRL Engineers, Inc., has been selected as the DFI 2015 Osterberg Lecturer. The lecture will take place on Thursday, March 19, 2015, 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., during the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE) at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release from the DFI.

Dataforensics and Keynetix Announce Major Partnership 

Dataforensics and Keynetix Forge Partner Alliance to Revolutionize Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Data Management Norcross, Georgia, December 2014 – Dataforensics and Keynetix announce a partnership that teams the strengths of each company to revolutionize geotechnical data collection and data management within the United States and Canada. Dataforensics is developing a specialized configuration of HoleBASE SI for the North American market, which when combined with pLog Tablet, [...]

Einstein Scavenger Hunt: Guess That Hall! 

Editor’s note: This post was created by HMNS Concierge and Discovery Guide Corey Green.   Our good friend Einstein came to visit the museum and went through many of our exhibit halls. Can you name the halls he’s pictured in? (Click … Continue reading

HMNS Birthdays: Are you a party smarty? 

Editor’s note: This post was written by HMNS Birthday Party Assistant Manager.  We have had the proud honor of hosting 460 birthday parties at the Houston Museum of Natural Science this past year! We have enjoyed the new faces of guests having their party with us … Continue reading

Pond Embankment Stabilization with Geopolymer Injection 

  [Editor] An effluent pond in southeast Texas was suffering from years of erosion.  Recently, an escalation of subsurface water seepage through the pond’s embankment threatened the community’s main water source. URETEK used their versatile geopolymer product to inject beneath the embankment to seal off the seepage.  The project was a huge success! Read on for this contributed article from GeoPrac sponsor URETEK ICR.

Dataforensics Announces Major Update to pLog Tablet 

Dataforensics, developer of geotechnical and geoenvironmental data management solutions, announces that a major update for pLog Tablet is now available for immediate download from the Google Play store. This latest update of pLog Tablet enhances usability by adding the following features: [Editor] Read on for the rest of the press release from GeoPrac sponsor

Readers! Help me out with Geology Underfoot in Western Washington!!! 

I need some help from you! One of the chapters in my book, Geology Underfoot in Western Washington is about the beautiful Golden Horn granite at Washington Pass. The chapter describes how granitic magma rises through the crust. The tentative title was ‘How Does Granite Rise in the Crust”? My editor at Mountain Press, James

The Case for BIM in Geotechnical Data 

Getting the Message Across Applying Building Information Modelling principles to geotechnical data will reinforce the message that geotechnics is an integral part of every phase of a project – not just site investigation, argues Gary Morin, Technical Director, Keynetix. [Editor] In this contributed article, Gary describes the justification for using BIM for geotechnical data.  Among those benefits are the ability to perform detailed alternatives analysis and optioneering, [...]