City of Vancouver sues over failed shoring
Geologic Hazards
Ohio Sinkhole Devours Four Football Fields Of Land, Stretch Of State Highway 516 Near Dover
A sinkhole the size of 4 football fields has opened up in Dover, Ohio. The sinkhole is located near a Lake where an Asphalt company has been dredging for sand some 50 feet below the […]
Geologic Hazards
Dramatic Image of WTC Ground Zero from Sandy Flooding
I shared this image in my October newsletter this week, but this was one of the most striking images for me. Flood waters from the Hudson River pouring into the ground zero excavation. Some 100 […]
Available Resources
Unconservative designs with AASHTO LRFD for deep excavations
Dimitrios at Deep Excavation LLC wrote this article a couple of months ago for his monthly newsletter. He contends that for multi-level braced excavations, the AASHTO LRFD code could produce unconservative results. From his article: […]