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Nicholson and SolData Working on Six of the Ten Largest Tunneling Projects in North America

May 1, 2012 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Nicholson and SolData Working on Six of the Ten Largest Tunneling Projects in North America

GeoPrac Sponsor Nicholson Construction was recently awarded the contract for geotechnical construcion on the San Francisco Central Subway Project along with join venture partner Condon Johnson. Nicholson’s scope will include diaphragm walls at the tunnel […]

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Apollo 11 Lunar Landing 40th Anniversary (not 20th!)

July 21, 2009 rockman Rockman's Ramblings Comments Off on Apollo 11 Lunar Landing 40th Anniversary (not 20th!)

I’ll be brief since I have already mentioned this in a previous post and in the July GeoPrac newsletter. But today was the 40th Anniversary of the first time humans set foot on the moon. […]

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Video: Moving 7 Million Cubic Yards – Calaveras Dam Replacement Project Timelapse

May 20, 2016 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on Video: Moving 7 Million Cubic Yards – Calaveras Dam Replacement Project Timelapse

This is a pretty remarkable 4-year time-lapse video of the construction of a new spillway as part of the Calaveras Dam replacement project. [Source: SFWater Power and Sewer YouTube Channel via Hat tip to my […]