I kept the same title of the source article for my post…it is a very simple explanation of the enhanced geothermal systems or EGS process of extracting geothermal energy from hot, dry rocks…even if it […]
The landmark City of Venice, Italy is known for it’s world famous canals, architecture and for some…its flooding. Part of the problem has been blamed on ground subsidence from pumping of shallow ground water in […]
Crux Subsurface, Inc. of Spokane, WA was recently awarded a contract by San Diego Gas and Electric to provide design and installation of micropile foundations at 16 tower locations along a 7 mile stretch of […]
Seattle area geotechnical engineers with GeoEngineers had their hands full with a challenging project for the Seattle campus of a private family’s foundation that funds health and development programs around the world. The final facility […]
Foamed concrete has been used in geotechnical applications as lightweight backfill material in applications where reduction of vertical or lateral loads was critical. In this application, the foamed concrete is designed to ‘fail’ when an […]
Time to clear the decks from the 2011 stories I didn’t get time to write about. There are number of good ones in here, don’t miss out! It’s time to study the Vulnerabilities posed to […]
In this 2007 ENR article, a drilling superindtendent from Case Foundation, Rob Jones, is profiled while his company works on the foundations for a Chicago highrise. As a geotechnical engineer who designs drilled shaft foundations, […]
A steel sheet pile cofferdam has been built around the HMS Alliance, a British submarine launched in 1945. The cofferdam will be infilled to create a safe place to perform restoration work. [Source: New Civil […]
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Scott Deaton is the President of GeoPrac sponsor Dataforensics that specializes in data collection for geotechnical engineering, materials testing and environmental engineering. This video was created by Terracon as part of their Green Light series […]
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