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Floods undermine pile foundations of building in Newcastle, UK

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Significant flooding in the the UK towards the end of September caused the collapse of a culvert on private property that sent a torrent of water towards the residential structure pictured here. The flood caused […]

H-Piles on the Hurrican and Storm Reduction Project - Phase II in New Jersey
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GRL Helps on Floodwall in Area Ravaged by Hurricane Sandy

August 15, 2019 rockman News, Project Related Comments Off on GRL Helps on Floodwall in Area Ravaged by Hurricane Sandy

GRL Engineers are providing wave equation analysis, dynamic pile testing (PDA), and CAPWAP analysis for a US Army Corps flood control and storm surge project on the New Jersey coast. They have been involved in […]

Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier in the Netherlands
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The Historic Role of Geotextiles in the Dutch Delta Works and the Geosynthetics Field

March 18, 2013 rockman Project Related Comments Off on The Historic Role of Geotextiles in the Dutch Delta Works and the Geosynthetics Field

TenCate geosynthetics was a textile technology company in 1953 when disastrous flooding struck the Netherlands. The company came up with some of the first applications of geosynthetics that allowed the creation of the Oostershelde Flood […]