Hillsborough County Florida is using a mix of expanding polyurethane foam and conventional cement grout as a more cost effective means of filling sinkholes. Officials say the mix uses 30 to 40% less grout adding up to a 30% cost savings. The article in the Tampa Tribune did not indicate the contractor or product name that they are using but apparently several agencies in California and other states are using the same material. Story via ASCE SmartBrief.
Press Releases
U.S. Company, NCFI Polyurethanes, Launches TerraThane.com Website for Geo-Technical Applications and Uses
August 16, 2011 MOUNT AIRY, NC—NCFI, a U.S. company, is aiding the world geo-technical market by launching a Website for a line of new generation polyurethane products for geo-technical uses.
The Website, www.terrathane.com, provides companies working in the geotechnical field (i.e. concrete highway lifting, concrete slab raising, pipeline and tunneling, cavity filling, soil stabilization, pole setting, mine reclamation) a single online resource for choosing the very best product for their specific uses, educational material, and equipment and training resources. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release. [/Editor]
Geologic Hazards
Sinkhole Beneath National Corvette Museum Devours 8 Cars
A 40 foot diameter sinkhole 30 feet deep opened up beneath the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and swallowed 8 of the Corvettes on display. The museum’s security company alerted the staff members […]
Rockman's Ramblings
Free Webinar–Geotechnical Aspects of Polyurethane Grout
I’m pleased to announce that I will be a guest speaker at the monthly webinar of URETEK Holdings, an affiliate of GeoPrac sponsor URETEK ICR. I will be presenting on Geotechnical Aspects of Polyurethane Grout, […]