NFL’s Titans eye $250k Compaction Grouting fix for sinkhole at LP Stadium

August 1, 2010 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on NFL’s Titans eye $250k Compaction Grouting fix for sinkhole at LP Stadium

Hayward Baker will be the geotechnical contractor for the compaction grouting. The article draws a HORRIBLE comparison between compaction grouting and the ‘top kill’ that BP tried to stop the oil leak in the gulf. Honestly, sometimes reading what the media writes about engineering is a little scary. I’m sure Hayward Baker is thrilled to have their name mixed in there with the most hated company on the planet right now! [Source: Nashville Business Journal via AGC SmartBrief]

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December 4, 2012 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Ohio Sinkhole Devours Four Football Fields Of Land, Stretch Of State Highway 516 Near Dover

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