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Existing Teppan Zee Bridge
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$22M in Geotechnical Work complete for new Tappan Zee Bridge

July 30, 2012 rockman Project Related Comments Off on $22M in Geotechnical Work complete for new Tappan Zee Bridge

70 boreholes were completed as well as 7 load test piles to characterize the geotechnical conditions for this well known bridge spanning the Hudson River in New York. No significant surprises were encountered compared to […]

O-Cell frame being lowered into drilled shaft excavation at New Mississipi River Bridge on I-70 project.
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World Record O-Cell Load Test in St. Louis, MO!

August 23, 2010 rockman Project Related Comments Off on World Record O-Cell Load Test in St. Louis, MO!

My colleage Robert Thompson at Dan Brown and Associates has posted about the World Record O-Cell test they were involved in on the new Mississippi River Bridge for I-70 in St. Louis, Missouri. The new […]

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Landslide Just Misses Viaduct Piers in Turkey

May 2, 2023 rockman Failures, Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Landslide Just Misses Viaduct Piers in Turkey

A major landslide was captured on video narrowly missing piers for a viaduct under construction at the Yusufeli Dam site in Artvin, Turkey. The slide appears to be on an engineered cut slope benched into […]