tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87667582192818655842010-02-15T11:10:20.383-05:00Providing News & Promoting Technology for the Geo IndustriesDavid Harmanoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13626592540193528538noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125NuGeohttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766758219281865584.post-34800481834782830422008-02-20T10:29:00.006-05:002008-02-20T10:47:43.511-05:002008-02-20T10:47:43.511-05:00Ralph B. Peck, Professor Emeritus of Foundation Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign died of congestive heart failure on February 18, 2008, at his home in Albuquerque, New...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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