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Pond Embankment Stabilization with Geopolymer Injection

December 10, 2014 Ty Taylor Articles, Ground Improvement Comments Off on Pond Embankment Stabilization with Geopolymer Injection

 

Geopolymer injection to sto seepage[Editor] An effluent pond in southeast Texas was suffering from years of erosion.  Recently, an escalation of subsurface water seepage through the pond’s embankment threatened the community’s main water source. URETEK used their versatile geopolymer product to inject beneath the embankment to seal off the seepage.  The project was a huge success! Read on for this contributed article from GeoPrac sponsor URETEK ICR. [/Editor] 

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The Fairbanks Department of Transportation & Public Facilities is closing the Chena River from the Cushman Street Bridge to the Peger Road Bridge after a crane working on construction of the Barnette Street Bridge fell across the river in downtown Fairban
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Crane topples over Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska while driving piles for new bridge

July 1, 2010 rockman Failures Comments Off on Crane topples over Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska while driving piles for new bridge

A crane using a pile driver to install new foundations for the Barnette Street Bridge project. A DOT (City of Fairbanks?) spokesman speculated that the crane overextended itself while installing piles about 40-ft away. The […]