Pittsburgh’s light rail expansion project dubbed the North Shore Connector Project has passed underneath the Allegheny River despite some earlier troubles. The cut and cover tunnel portion is complete, and the TBM bored portion of […]
Wet spots have been detected along a portion of a new levee being constructed by a US Army Corps of Engineers Contractor. The levee is approximately 95% complete, but the Levee Board wants to establish what is causing the apparent seepage before accepting the levee. More after the break. (Photo of Katrina levee failure from greenmannowar)
A recent Reuters article described how Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG projects are weathering the global recession better than other industries. It states that one reason is the continuing global demand for natural gas and […]
Details are starting to solidify related to the construction-related spending in the Economic Stimulus Package. According to ENR.com, the total estimated construction-related spending is around $131 billion. They have a very nice breakdown of the spending, sector by sector (updated 2/13). Read on for the highlights. (Photo by SP8254)
The Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D team has released a tool that allows you to semi-automatically position a photo in 3D space. I wrote an article about how to geotag your photos, which results in photos with latitude and longitude written to the EXIF headers of the image. Programs like RoboGeo also support the direction of the camera, but this tool goes quite a bit further to fully orient your photo in 3D space. Click through for more info. (Image Credit: Virtual Earth 3D Team Blog)
CONTECH Construction Products Inc. published a case study in their February 2009 newsletter on a 1,332-ft long precast concrete arch bridge structure built in Spokane, Washington to convey U.S. 395 over the BNSF Railroad tracks. […]
Moretrench, a leader in construction dewatering and specialty geotechnical construction, is pleased to make the following announcements: Kenneth R. Chadwick, P.E. has been promoted to the position of Vice President. He will continue to serve […]
That’s the title of a blog post by Loren Faulkner of California Builder and Engineer, an Associated Construction Publication. He cites a recent survey by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). ASQ/Harris conducted its survey […]
Geotechnical links from Delicious.com. Below you will find a list of the most recent bookmarks saved at Delicious.com tagged with the keywords geotech or geotechnical. Enjoy! And while you’re at it, be sure to add […]
I don’t think this is a new CME drill rig (Central Mine Equipment Company), but its a model I’m not familiar with. The CME-550X is designed to minimize ground contact pressure for jobs with wet […]
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