Colorado’s I-70 Could Have Boston’s Big Dig Beat
Standards and Codes
US House Passes National Tunnel Inspection Program
The US House of Representatives passed legislation approving a national tunnel inspection program. This of course came about as a result of a fatal accident from 2006 in a tunnel on Boston’s Big Dig project where a concrete ceiling tile fell on a car killing one person. More after the break.
Available Resources
Geotechnical Monitoring Technology Seminar
Hexagon Geosystems is offereing an inexpensive short course on geotechnical monitoring in Denver in on July 21. Time is short, but it’s not too late to register. July 21 2016 – Hexagon Geosystems – Denver, […]
In Memoriam
Bridge and Tunnel Engineer, Thomas R. Kuesel 1926-2010
Newport Bridge, Newport, R.I., much of the BART subway system and Boston’s Big Dig were among the numerous significant projects worked on by the late Thomas R. Kuesel. He was a well known civil engineer and tunneling expert, co-editor of the “Tunnel Engineering Handbook,” a standard reference for design and construction used worldwide. One of his most noteworthy tunneling projects was the NORAD Combat Operations Center beneath Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs, built during the height of the Cold War and designed to withstand a nuclear blast. Read on for a full obituary chronicling his distinguished career.