Soldier pile retaining wall failure video
Shoring retaining wall failure in Virginia prompts apartment building evacuation
News
19m deep excavation in Tirana Albania – Deep Excavation
A 19m deep excavation for a landmark high-rise building known as Downtown One was recently completed in Tirana Albania. The building will feature 5 floors of underground parking. The deep excavation support system consisted of […]
Geologic Hazards
Dramatic Image of WTC Ground Zero from Sandy Flooding
I shared this image in my October newsletter this week, but this was one of the most striking images for me. Flood waters from the Hudson River pouring into the ground zero excavation. Some 100 […]
Miscellaneous
Catch Up Post – April 12, 2016
Time to clear the queue a bit. Enjoy these gems!
- Pile Dynamics Releases Complimentary Update of GRLWEAP Program – Pile Buck Magazine – pile driving, marine construction, deep foundation
- North Salt Lake Passes Landslide Ordinance – Source: The Salt Lake Tribune via AEG Insider
- Rotting Oaks Lead to Hazardous Voids in Indiana’s Mount Baldy Sand Dune – Source: Terradaily.com via AEG Insider
- Soldier pile excavations in Seattle designed with DeepEX – Source: DeepExcav
- Santa Clarita Landslide Buckles Road, Prompts Indefinite Closure – Source: CBS Los Angeles
- The part of the SR 99 tunnel built without Bertha – Source: WSDOT Alaskan Way Viaduct Project Page
- China landslide: Man-made, 330-foot mountain of waste collapsed amid rains – Source: Chicago Tribune
- City of Burien releases full geotechnical report on Dec. 8 landslide – Source: The Highline Times / Des Moines News
- More sinkholes expected at Seawatch, District to debate next steps
- ‘Ask Fugro’ campaign celebrates Fugro’s global ingenuity