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Geotechnical News • September 2013
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GEO-INSTITUTE NEWS
Check these sources for breaking G-I
news:
• The G-I webpage at
www.asce.org/geo
• The G-I monthly eUpdate
newsletters.
Twitter at
http://twitter.com/GeoInstitute
• Facebook at
www.facebook.com/GeoInstitute
• G-I LinkedIn at
http://www.linkedin.com
According to LinkedIn’s
Geotechnical Engineering
Experts: Here’s what’s been on
people’s minds
• How do you face the problem of
vibrations generated by the falling
of a tree nearby a house?
• Have geologists finally figured out
how Death Valley’s ‘sailing stones’
move across the desert all by
themselves?
• Calculating soil resistance for
laterally loaded pile based on pile
deflection.
• What is most important parameter
for soil nailing application :
à
à
Tensile load?
à
à
Shear strength?
à
à
Bending?
• Filter design criteria for protection
of dispersive clay core.
• Which software of these three:
PLAXIS 3D, midas GTS, FLAC
3D is the most technically
capable and user friendly?
• Has anyone used SAFE for numeri-
cal modeling of piles?
• Looking for self-drilling rock bolt
hand held machine - help needed
• What can you do as a student geo-
technical engineer to make your-
self stand out to the big mining
companies and get their attention?
G-I News
G-I Board looks to the future
The G-I Board of Governors hosted
its Strategic Planning Meeting in
Philadelphia, PA on June 18-19, 2013.
The major goals for the meeting were
to determine how to best meet the
needs of Geo-Institute members now
and in the future and the best ways to
continue the advancement of the geo-
profession.
Watch for the outcomes of the plan-
ning session in the December issue of
Geotechnical News
or on the Geo-
Institute website at
www.asce.org/geo
.
2013 Geo-Congress photos and
proceedings still available
Looking for someone you met at the
2013 Geo-Congress? Were you caught
on camera by our roving photogra-
pher? Enjoy the 2013 Geo-Congress
experience at http://visualnatu-
reimages.photos
helter.com/gallery-
collection/2013-GEO-Congress/
C00006x.YYamectY
. If prompted, enter
the password: GEO2013
You can order the complete 2013 Geo-
Congress proceedings on CD-ROM.
It contains 229 peer-reviewed techni-
cal papers and case studies focus-
ing on the stability, performance, and
rehabilitation of slopes, embankments,
and dams. To order:
www.asce.org/
BookSearch.aspx?id=2147487208
and
enter 41278 in the Stock No. box.
A contested election for a new
G-I Governor
The G-I contested election for one
open governor position on the G-I
Board beginning in October 2013 is
open. As this issue of
Geo-Strata
went
to press, there were possibly three can-
didates on the ballot for the open posi-
tion. Check the G-I website at
www.
asce.org/geo
for candidate information
and if you are a Geo-Institute member,
be sure to cast your vote.
Wanted: Ethics articles for
Geo-Strata
Magazine
The
Geo-Strata
Editorial Board is on
the lookout for ideas about geo-ethical
topics to include in upcoming issues
of the magazine. If you have an idea
or two, or would like the opportunity
to write a brief article or case history
regarding an ethical topic, send your
ideas and/or article to
Geo-Strata
at
geo-strata@asce.org
.
Sites selected for Cross Country
Lecture
The five sites selected to host the
2013-2014 Cross Country Lecturer,
Thomas D. O’Rourke, PhD, PE,
Hon.D.GE, GE, are the Geo-Institute
Chapters of Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon,
and St. Louis, and the University
of Washington. Dr. O’Rourke, the