S05 E21 - Michael Bennett (Gannett Fleming)

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 21 of Season 5, our guest is Michael Bennett of Gannett Fleming and the author of the Geotechnical History Blog!

SHOW NOTES:

- Turns out there is a BIG market for railroad spikes: https://www.ebay.com/b/Collectible-Railroad-Spikes-Nails/95163/bn_3052681

- Get started on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm

- The story of Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia is a pretty fascinating one! https://www.elfrethsalley.org/

- You can read ALL of Michael's posts from the Geotechnical History Blog at http://www.geoinstitute.org, including his entry for Geopalooza! https://geoinstitute.org/news/ethereal-discovery-connection-between-soil-mechanics-and-dawn-relativity-physics

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org.

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.