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Engineering

Launching the Geotechnical Web Site

Technology sharing and communications play a key role in cost-effective geotechnical engineering. Michael Mitchell, SDTDC project engineer, and Mary Trankel, MTDC Webmaster, worked together to develop a geotechnical Web site on the Forest Service's internal computer network (http://fsweb.sdtdc.wo.fs.fed.us/geotech/).

At this Web site, geotechnical engineers can share innovative ideas and current information about geotechnical engineering. The site can also benefit other Forest Service employees working in civil engineering, geology, dams, hydrology, and other programs.

Information is organized into the following sections:

About this Site

• Introduction, coordinators list, and an e-mail comment form.

GeoTech Contacts

• Contact information about Forest Service geotechnical engineers and their individual fields of expertise.

Training

• Scheduled training, conferences, and meetings with the appropriate dates, times, sponsors, and locations for each event.
  
  
• Government agencies, universities, and professional organizations that offer related training and individual Web page addresses.

Resources

• Government agencies, professional organizations, and professional publications relating to geotechnical engineering.

Projects

• Geotechnical project case histories sorted by region. Each case history includes: project name, location, contact person, abstract of the project, and photographs.

Services

• Available geotechnical services, such as lab testing, drilling, and architecture and engineering for each region.

Equipment, Tools, Supplies

• Available geotechnical equipment for each region.

The interactive design of the geotechnical Web site allows Web site coordinators to easily add, delete, or edit information without the need for Web programming skills. A special administrative area is protected by a secure login system. Once authorized, a Web site coordinator can easily add, edit, or delete Web site content by filling out Web page forms.

Share your geotechnical information or field experiences by contacting one of the Web site coordinators. Help make this site a success.

For more information, contact Mike Mitchell, project engineer (phone: 909–599–1267, ext. 246; e-mail: mrmitchell@fs.fed.us) or Mary Trankel, Webmaster (phone: 406–829–6726; e-mail: mtrankel@fs.fed.us).

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