The 1996 book “Landslides: Investigation and Mitigation” has been one of the seminal references in our industry for addressing landslides. The Landslides subcommittee of AKG10 – Engineering Geology of TRB has worked to get this important publication available as an … Read the rest
The Landslide Blog
The Landslide Blog by Dave Petley provides commentary on landslide events that occur all around the world. Dave is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.… Read the rest
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
Systematic, well-designed, and implementable research is the most effective way to solve many problems facing state departments of transportation (DOTs) administrators and engineers. Often, highway problems are of local interest and can best be studied by state DOTs individually or … Read the rest
Mid-Year TRB Meeting at HGS
The Highway Geology Symposium is coming up at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, in Portland, Oregon on October 21 – 24, 2019. The conference will kick off with a TRB Mid-Year Meeting sponsored by AFP10 – Engineering Geology Committee.
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AM Presentations from 2019 AFP10 Committee Meeting
There were several great presentations given at the TRB AFP10 Engineering Geology Committee Meeting this past January. You can (finally) download the presentations to see what you might have missed. View all the presentations, or jump straight to the … Read the rest
Geotechnical Asset Management for Transportation Agencies Reports Available
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a prepublication, non-edited version of Research Report 903: Geotechnical Asset Management for Transportation Agencies, Volume 1: Research Overview and Volume 2: Implementation Manual. Volume 1 provides the methodology behind delivering a … Read the rest
The Geological Society of America
The Geological Society of America (GSA’s) mission is to advance geoscience research and discovery, service to society, stewardship of Earth, and the geosciences profession. Their vision is to be the premier geological society supporting the global community in scientific discovery, … Read the rest
Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG)
The Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) contributes to its members’ professional success and the public welfare by providing leadership, advocacy, and applied research in environmental and engineering geology.… Read the rest
Association of Geohazard Professionals (AGHP)
The Association of Geohazard Professionals (AGHP) provides resources and mechanisms to elevate the state of practice and the reach of the geohazard marketplace. All interested industry participants are invited to join.
AGHP has 8 active committees: Anchor Testing, Debris Flow … Read the rest