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Army Corps Looking for 100 Million Cu Yd of Clay

February 12, 2008 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Army Corps Looking for 100 Million Cu Yd of Clay

 

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July 1, 2015 rockman Conferences Comments Off on Moretrench Wrapup of Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference

GeoPrac sponsor Moretrench was very active at the recent Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference in New Orleans earlier this month. VP Paul Schmall helped teach a short course on grouting in underground construction, and Director […]

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National Geographic Article on New Orleans Levees

June 13, 2007 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on National Geographic Article on New Orleans Levees

National Geographic has published an article on the New Orleans levee system entitled "New Orleans Levees, Are They Safe?".  The article indicates, as has been reported from other sources, that the levees are now back […]

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Remediation begins on Center Hill Dam, Tenn.

June 3, 2008 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Remediation begins on Center Hill Dam, Tenn.

LANCASTER — Months of explosive blasting are expected to begin at the site of Center Hill Dam next week as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to begin construction work at the aging dam in Lancaster.

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"The blasting will be to excavate a platform for construction, about 40 feet wide and will look similar to a road cut through a hill," [Corps Project Manager Linda Adcock] said. "Just the nature of how we grout, and moving equipment back and forth on the current slopes, which are as much as 40 percent and greater, is just really difficult. So for these reasons, for safety, quality, the accuracy and the consistency of the drill holes are much better done from a platform, they proposed this road cut type of a platform."

The drilling is for grouting remediation of the dam foundation. Story from Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, Tennessee.

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