Learn how to rate unstable soil slopes and rockfalls and assess their condition. Why is this important? Geotechnical assets comprise one of the largest resources utilized by transportation and land management agencies in the U.S. The USMP program is geared toward helping federal land and low volume road managers proactively locate and efficiently rate, monitor [...]
The Southwest Geotechnical Engineering Conference (SWGEC) for 2017 will be hosted by the Arizona Department of Transportation. Air service will be through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (airport code PHX). Anticipated hosting of Federal Highway officials and State DOT officials from Hawaii, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas as well as a [...]
The upcoming 68th annual Highway Geology Symposium will be held in Marietta, Georgia, May 1st through May 4th, 2017, at the Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel and Conference Center. New information will be posted as it becomes available.
Federal Highway is able to announce a free webinar training series. This webinar series will explore the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) used on highways. Please mark your calendars as the sessions will be held monthly. The first session will be held on Tuesday, February 7th, from 1:00pm-2:30pm EST Expert Presenters: Jennifer Wells, MnDOT [...]
The AGHP is pleased to announce a new webinar presented by Steve Borron, Principle Geologist at Global Slope Monitoring LLC. REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR HERE This webinar, Landslide Examples Showing How Near Realtime TinSAR Data And Movement Trend Analysis Can Decrease Risk, will be held 16 May, 2017 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT for [...]
Geotechnical Risk from Theory to Practice will feature the latest research advances and engineering-practice innovations with a focus on the use of probabilistic and risk methodologies in geotechnical engineering. The conference will include a wide range of knowledge-enhancing keynote, panel, and technical sessions, as well as short courses. Interest and use of probabilistic methods and [...]
Landslides: Putting Experience, Knowledge and Emerging Technologies into Practice June 4-8, 2017 | Roanoke, VA The main objective of the symposia is to provide a stimulating forum for geoscientists, engineers, planners, economists, program managers, and other decision makers concerned with landslide hazards and their impact on society. Papers related to investigation, classification, monitoring, analysis and [...]
SHORT COURSES Each course is half day on Sunday, June 4 and offers CEU credit. Debris Flow and Shallow Landslide Mitigation Geobrugg Course Time: 8 am - Noon Session make-up: (4 hours) Description: This half-day course trains participants through lecture, case histories, and hands-on exercises. Principles covered: An overview of the basic forces of debris [...]
The AGHP Geohazard Monitoring & Instrumentation Committee will be meeting in person on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 7:00pm at the 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides in Roanoke, Virginia. All are welcome to attend! The meeting will be held at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center in the Crystal Ballroom D-E.
Learn how to rate unstable soil slopes and rockfalls and assess their condition. Why is this important? Geotechnical assets comprise one of the largest resources utilized by transportation and land management agencies in the U.S. The USMP program is geared toward helping federal land and low volume road managers proactively locate and efficiently rate, monitor [...]