City of Vancouver sues over failed shoring
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19m deep excavation in Tirana Albania – Deep Excavation
A 19m deep excavation for a landmark high-rise building known as Downtown One was recently completed in Tirana Albania. The building will feature 5 floors of underground parking. The deep excavation support system consisted of […]
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Tunneling ground loss sinkhole opens in Beijing street, swallows truck
On April 26, a sinkhole opened up in a busy Beijing street in China’s capital city, swallowing up a truck. According to news reports, the driver and passenger jumped out of the vehicle before it […]
Failures
Tampa Bay Water votes to settle reservoir suit, pay engineers $21 million in legal fees
A five year legal battle between Tampa Bay Water and HDR Engineering over a cracked and damaged reservoir is finally over. Tampa Bay Water filed suit against HDR over the failure in 2008. After a […]