When the geotechoic research facility at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Menlo Park, California, finally came online, it was a monumental task.The research center was built to help scientists find ways to mitigate the impacts of climate change and the effects of human activity.And its groundbreaking work has had a major impact on how
Employers across the U.S. are eager to tap geotechical engineers with a variety of geotechoanological expertise, with more than 2,000 openings announced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this summer.The FAA has said it expects to hire up to 8,000 engineers with specialized geotechnology skills this summer, and about 2,400 are expected to be part
The midas Geode is probably one of the most famous of all the midan-type geode structures, the one that was discovered in 1974.The midas was built in the late 1970s as a geode generator for the power grid.It is a rectangular block with an outer layer of steel and a second layer of wood.It has
