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Foundation drill rig laying on its side after toppling and striking adjacent building
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Video: Foundation drill rig topples and strikes neighboring building

November 12, 2013 rockman Failures Comments Off on Video: Foundation drill rig topples and strikes neighboring building

A foundation drill rig toppled over at a condo site in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida and struck an adjacent building. No immediate cause of the accident has been reported, but the region had been experiencing […]

Rescue workers searching through the collapsed building in Taiwan
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Taiwan Earthquake Investigators Arrest Developer of Collapsed Building

February 26, 2016 rockman Failures Comments Off on Taiwan Earthquake Investigators Arrest Developer of Collapsed Building

Taiwanese investigators have arrested the developer of a 17-story apartment building that collapsed in an earthquake at the beginning of the month. Approximately 40 people were killed when the building collapsed, there were only two […]

Upheaval of drilled shaft connected to cable barrier. Photo by TxDOT
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Lateral Load Testing of Drilled Shafts For Cable Barriers – ADSC Study

June 25, 2009 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Lateral Load Testing of Drilled Shafts For Cable Barriers – ADSC Study

ADSC published a summary of some research being conducted by the University of Texas, Arlington (UTA) through funding by TxDOT. The research involves the lateral load testing of drilled shafts that are used for cable […]