A nifty BIM-type view of the proposed bored tunnel for Washington SR 99, the tunnel to replace the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct along Seattle’s waterfront. It’s pretty neat to see the piles and foundations for other structures and major utilities as the bore passes by them. A little on the longer size, at around 5 minutes.
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Site Characterization Services: Step 5 Characterize & Report
So you’ve completed your field and laboratory geotechnical site characterization…now what? You write the report of course. This is the final video in a nice sequence of videos prepared by Terracon. Did you miss any? […]
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Roadheaders in North America
Drill and Blast and Tunnel Boring Machine are two common types of tunnel construction methods. But roadheaders have been around for many years, getting their start in the coal mining industry. So where do they […]
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Local contracting firm working on Capitol Hill transit station
An article about DBM Contractors of Federal Way, Washington. They are a specialty geotechnical contractor and are working on the Capital Hill Station for the Sound Transit light rail system in the Seattle Metro area. […]