Better support for GPS tracks and elevation profiles are some of the features found in this new version 5.2 of Google Earth. Also there is an improved embedded browser for handling links within GE and […]
The Gotthard Base Tunnel will eventually be a 35-mile rail tunnel through the famed Alps in southern Switzerland. So what does it take to survey the world’s longest tunnel? How about setting some 7,000 points […]
Geotechnical Data Management at the Virginia Department of Transportation – Source: TRB Hurricane season begins Tuesday with $5.8 billion of work still in progress – Source: NOLA.com via ASCE SmartBrief ‘Although this is significant progress […]
The Capital Gate building in Abu Dhabi was just certified by Guiness as the ‘World’s Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower’. The bottom 18 stories of the 35-story building were constructed vertical, and the remaining ones were […]
These are some really fantastic photos of the Devil’s Slide tunnel construction. For those who aren’t familiar, the tunnels will be bypassing a particularly landslide and rockslide-prone portion of the California Coast that is currently […]
Tony Allen of Washington State DOT may be one of the most influential people in the country in the field of geosynthetics standards, testing and specifications. His involvement in the field of geosynthetics over the […]
There are a total of 7 TBM projects in the New York area either currently under construction, awarded or coming soon totaling roughly $4.7 billion! The caption on the nice summary table at the end […]
For those in my generation, the Steven Spielberg movie ‘Saving Private Ryan’ is probably what most sticks in people’s minds when they think of the WWII invasion of Normandy, otherwise known as D-Day. The graphic […]
The Jefferson Memorial itself is supported on a network of 600+ concrete piles and drilled shafts that penetrate through soft Patomac River sediments and dredged material into bedrock between 80 and 138-ft below ground. However, […]
The new satellites are for military as well as civilian use and are meant to replace the aging system of satellites that are currently in service. They offer a number of improvements, including a stronger […]
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