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2014 Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in Practice

We are happy to announce that the 2014 Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in Practice has been won by Tamara E. Hebeler of GeoSyntec Consultants.   Ms. Hebeler is a senior enginee...

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Keynetix launches free KeyLAB training videos

KeyLAB is the leading laboratory management system built for geotechnical and contruction laboratories. If you need to get up to speed with KeyLAB, Keynetix had launched a "Getting Started Video Se...

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Additional Tests Boost KeyLAB’s Appeal

Over the last 18 months Peter Keeton has been heading up a team at Keynetix to write British Standard and ASTM Standard compliant test definitions, laboratory worksheets and reports for KeyLAB. This...

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GDS Instruments supports Fugro' s expansion of soils testing laboratory

7th October 2013 marked the official opening of Fugro’s expanded soils testing laboratory at the group’s UK headquarters in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, by the Mayor of Wallingford, Councillor Bernard St...

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GDS commercializes variable direction dynamic cyclic simple shear device; revolutionizes commercial simple shear testing

GDS recently launched its Variable Direction Dynamic Cyclic Simple Shear ((VDDCSS). The Simple Shear loading has numerous applications in practice, such as seismic loading scenarios (Pestana and Bisco...

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GDS’ Instruments’ CO2 adsorption cell used by Seren Laboratory to measure rock response to gas injection and extraction

The Seren Multipurpose Gas Laboratory is part of the Seren research project that is led by the Geoenvironmental Research Centre (GRC) in partnership with the British Geological Survey (BGS). A primary...

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University of Michigan Geotechnical Faculty launches Advanced Geotechnical Field and Laboratory Testing Course

Course made possible through sponsorship by Conetec – Additional sponsors to support the initiative are being sought.  The Geotechnical Faculty of the University of Michigan is excited to offe...

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New Book: Laboratory Testing of Soils, Rocks and Aggregates

Testing rocks and aggregates are rarely covered in soil testing books and there are no separate books on rock or aggregate testing. Laboratory Testing of Soils, Rocks and Aggregates includes...

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Geoprobe® Blows into Charlotte!

With neighboring states having the worst storms in years if not history, Geoprobe® blew into Charlotte NC, preparing for a possible rainy day event.  HOWEVER, when show day arrived, you could not hav...

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