To keep the loose soils beneath a planned hospital from liquefying and damaging the foundations during the design earthquake, Hayward Baker stabilized the site by performing wet soil mixing. In addition, HB installed tie down soil anchors inside soil mix columns to counterbalance the building seismic uplift forces. The team worked tirelessly to balance safety and production with stringent design and QC requirements. Learn more on their website, www.haywardbaker.com
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Hayward Baker’s Iconic Calendar Comes to Life With Augmented Reality App
Hanover, Md., July 3, 2018 – Hayward Baker, Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, releases Geotech Solutions. Geotech Solutions is the first augmented reality (AR) app to be developed by a geotechnical construction firm. […]
Geologic Hazards
Video: UC Davis team studies liquefaction in Japan
"I’m a member of an organization, the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Organization," said U.C. Davis Professor Ross Boulanger, Ph.D. Boulanger recently led a team of researchers in Japan, looking at how the dramatic earthquake […]
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Video: Terracon’s Hurricane Deck Bridge Project, Missouri
This is a great 5-minute video put together by Terracon to showcase a project for the Missouri DOT, the replacement of the Hurricane Deck Bridge at the Lake of the Ozarks. The design team was […]