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We have added some new links to our page that will hopefully be helpful to you. Three links have been added to the left sidebars: geoforum.com, ISSMGE and USUCGER. On the right sidebar, links to e-newsletters, news releases, and other notes from geoforum.com, ISSMGE, DFI, PDCA, and ADSC have been added. Enjoy!

geoforum.com is a geo-industry resource site. From the site:

geoforum.com was designed for the benefit of practitioners, educators, studenter, researchers and others interested in, or working with different geotechnical and related areas.:

Geo Contacts:
provides is an efficient way to find and exchange information on the Internet. The most important section is the Geo Directory, a steadily growing database, containing a classified listing of individuals, interested in geotechnology. Other sections are the Geo Discussion Forum and a survey of Geo Events..

Geo Market Guide:
contains a directory of companies and organisations, which are active in the area of geotechnology. On a start page, each company can present general information about its activities. Up to 8 key words can be used to identify company-specific services and products. A detailed description of products and services, as well as project applications (case histories) can be given on additional pages. The technical activities of each company in the Geo Market Guide are indexed and can be linked to other sections of geoforum.com.

Geo Knowledge:
contains useful information, such as a multi-lingual Geo Dictionary, IT-based Text Books and a Unit Converter..

Geo System Info:
provides comprehensive geotechnical information, using dynamic database technology. The objective is to present and describe different types of foundation and construction processes. Pile Info describes different pile systems, as well as the installation process and classification of piling methods.

United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER) :

USUCGER MISSION

It is USUCGER’s mission to provide advocacy for the continued development and expansion of high quality geomechanical, geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering research and education which will enhance the welfare of humankind and meet the needs of the nation.

International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE):

As a truly global organisation, for the ISSMGE to provide a focus for professional leadership to more than 75 National Societies and over 17,000 individual members around the world it must have an effective tool for the communication and dissemination of information.
The objectives of this website are:

• to provide the membership with regular and up to date news and information about the activities of the society around the world.
• to provide communication platform for the effective management and administration of the society.
• to provide a communication platform for the effective coordination of the Technical Committees.
• to provide a single point of access for our members to obtain information on upcoming events and conferences.

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Technorati : Deep Foundations, Engineering Research, Geotechnical Engineering

Karl von Terzaghi (October 2, 1883 - October 25, 1963)

Photograph From the World Wide Web of Geotechnical Engineering Hall of Fame (http://www.ejge.com/People/Terzaghi/Terzaghi.htm)

Yes, my friends, another year has passed and it is once again that joyous day amongst geotechnical engineers and the geo-industry…Karl Terzaghi’s Birthday! Today marks the 124^th year since the birth of the Father of Modern Soil Mechanics. As I pondered what to say today to mark the occasion, I pulled my copy of “Karl Terzaghi - The Engineer as Artist” by Richard E. Goodman off my shelf for inspiration.

As I flipped through the pages covering Professor Terzaghi’s early life, I found the section on his service in WWI. Since we are at war, and as a veteran U.S. Army Combat Engineer (Essayons!), I felt it appropriate to highlight Professor Terzaghi’s service as an engineer in the Austrian Army. He received a commission as Oberleutnant and was placed in charge of a 250-man engineer brigade, one of four within a “Land Storm” battalion. He quickly took the reigns of leadership and organized his men into a disciplined and effective unit, so well, in fact, that he was made Land Storm Commander in charge of the entire 1,000 man battalion. While on the Serbian front, he was tested as a designer and builder of trenches, works, and fortifications due to the soft soils and high groundwater conditions. After a time in
Serbia

, he was reassigned to manage an airfield where he completed his military service.

So today, as you raise your mug, glass, bottle, or can to toast Professor Terzaghi the Engineer, remember that he also took the path of countless others in honorable service to their country. (And, as we are honoring Professor Terzaghi, we will not today entertain discussions or debates of the geo-political events of his day, including the many causes of WWI and the side on which
Austria

was involved).

Some links of interest for you today: a list of Terzaghi quotes , a post about his honorary doctorate at the Instanbul Technical University, advice from Professor Terzaghi, and the World Wide Web of Geotechnical Engineering Hall of Fame,

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day working in the greatest and most fun field in civil engineering. Just think, you get to be a geotechnical engineer (or geo-professional)!!!!!!!!

Robert

Technorati : Engineering Research, Foundations, Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics

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