Geotechnical News


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China tightens mineral quotas "Rare earths"- December 29, 2010

Red Sludge in Hungary. More details indicate 100% geotech. - October 12, 2010

Slide show at My San Antonio - January, 2010

CRC -update - November 13, 2009

Site investigation on the moon - October, 2009

Sinking Missouri Threatens Bridges - February, 2009
By Chris Blank, AP

Like a Giant Bulldozer - October 9, 2008
By: Joseph Rose, Noelle Crombie, and Mickael Rollins The Oregonian

Civil Engineering Infrastructure Needs - September 5, 2008
By Eric Mortenson

Lake Oswego "Muck" - July 28, 2008
By Dana Tims

Landfill Expansion - June 18 , 2008
By Scott Learn

Soil and Ethics - May 16, 2008

Orenco Retaining Wall - January 15, 2008
By Kathleen Gorman

Oregonian/ It's Not Big Pipe-It's Buoyant Pipe - November 25, 2007
By Dana Tims and Yuxing Zheng/Diagram by Eric Baker

NY Times article features PDX sinkhole - February, 2007
By William Yardley

Water District Considers Cooper Mountain Site - January, 2007
By David R. Anderson/ Diagram by René Eisenbart

Oregonian article by Aimee Green - December, 2006
Update by Joseph Rose

Closure of Hwy 35 after storm - November, 2006
Photos courtesy of URS Corp.

Corps accepts fault in New Orleans flooding - June 2, 2006
By John Schwartz of the New York Times News Service

Homeowners but no place to call home - May 15, 2006
By Jerry Boone of the Oregonian

pdx sewer
Photo by Olivia Bucks

School Board Seeks Solution to Summit High Sink Holes
The Bend Weekly: Bend, Oregon, June 22, 2006
"A local engineering firm came in, confirmed the land was not suitable for buildings and suggested some pricey fixes for the field. However, the district's funds were running low. According to John Rexford, district assistant superintendent and director of operations, the proposed one to two million dollar options would have meant taking money away from the actual high school structure. ....."