Geoengineer.org' s top 20 popular news of 2013

As the end of 2013 is approaching, we looked back to all 260 news items posted throughout the year, and present you with a holiday gift of the top 20! 

During the past year, we posted a total of 260 news items, approximately 1 per day since September 2013. We have gathered and present to you the top 20 most popular breaking geotechnical news of the year 2013! You can see them below:

1. Announcing the Geoworld technical forums: Connecting you with geoprofessionals who answer your technical questions! (9774 views by the 17th of December)
2. Professor Janbu passed away on January 4th at the age of 91 (8928 views by the 17th of December)
3. Rockridge Geotechnical Inc. launches new corporate website powered by Geoengineer.org (8761 views by the 17th of December)
4. Propose a new SPT/ CPT correlation and win a free copy of NovoSPT software ! (8259 views by the 17th of December)
5. University of Michigan Geotechnical Faculty launches Advanced Geotechnical Field and Laboratory Testing Course (6105 views by the 17th of December)
6. The New, Extended GeoMap is here to bring you the latest news, conferences and projects worldwide! (4842 views by the 17th of December)
7. Grand Dam on the Blue Nile River continues to cause tension between Ethiopia and Egypt (4573 views by the 17th of December)
8. ISSMGE's Case Histories Journal releases new issue: Issue #3, Vol. 2 (4549 views by the 17th of December)
9. Huge landslide at the Kennecott Copper Bingham Canyon Mine. Mine slope monitoring paid off. (4544 views by the 17th of December)
10. Founder & CEO of Geocomp Corporation provided pivotal expert witness testimony in the long-standing Hurricane Katrina litigation (4479 views by the 17th of December)
11. Introducing NovoTech Geotechnical Software (4427 views by the 17th of December)
12. The information age in Geotechnics is here: US Tunnel Boring Machines tweet and people listen! (3770 views by the 17th of December)
13. Cost to build levee project in Louisiana increases from $887 million to $12.9 billion (3755 views by the 17th of December)
14. Five key considerations when selecting mini excavators (3748 views by the 17th of December)
15. Mudslide in Everett, Washington impacts and derails a passing freight train (3697 views by the 17th of December)
16. New Video Highlights Research on the In-Situ Assessment of the Seismic Properties of Municipal Solid Waste (3490 views by the 17th of December)
17. GeoWorld surpasses 3,000 membership landmark! (3250 views by the 17th of December)
18. Levees yield in Missouri, Germany and the Czech republic; flooding continues; thousands displaced (3043 views by the 17th of December)
19. Tunnel cave-in at Gold and Copper Mine in Indonesia; Two killed, 27 missing (2963 views by the 17th of December)
20. Geoengineer.org launches new ISSMGE.org website and introduces Web Services! (2903 views by the 17th of December)
    

We look forward to your comments and suggestions for 2014! Feel free to also share our top news of this past year with your colleagues.