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Jury Returns Verdict for HDR in Lawsuit by Tampa Bay Water

April 13, 2012 rockman Failures Comments Off on Jury Returns Verdict for HDR in Lawsuit by Tampa Bay Water

A federal jury deliberated only 3 hours to return a verdict in favor of HDR, exonerating them of claims by Tampa Bay Water that they had violated the standard of care in the design of […]

The photo above shows a crack measuring roughly 500 ft in length that is part of the evidence in Tampa Bay Water's lawsuit against HDR.
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Updated: Tampa Reservoir Failure Lawsuit Heats Up

April 12, 2012 rockman Failures Comments Off on Updated: Tampa Reservoir Failure Lawsuit Heats Up

[Update 4/13/12] A verdict in favor of HDR was reached earlier this week.  They have been exhonerated of the charges and will pay no damages to Tampa Bay Water District. Read more on this GeoPrac.net […]

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Geocomp manufacturing Hydraulic consolidation cells, a.k.a. Rowe-Braden consolidation cells

September 16, 2010 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on Geocomp manufacturing Hydraulic consolidation cells, a.k.a. Rowe-Braden consolidation cells

This is the first time I have heard of this type of consolidation/permeability testing. I won’t try to summarize myself, here’s a bit of a description from their newsletter: Hydraulic consolidation cells, a.k.a. Rowe-Braden consolidation […]