Failures
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 […]
Project Related
Seismic upgrades needed at CA reservoirs
5 of Santa Clara’s 10 reservoirs need seismic repairs and the anticipated cost is around $150M. These dams are kept at less than capacity, and the total maximim water supply for all 10 reservoirs is […]
Available Resources
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 […]