Savings from the soil: the value of AECOM’s geotechnical experts

November 12, 2012 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Savings from the soil: the value of AECOM’s geotechnical experts
Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. AECOM performed a peer review on the building's foundation design.

Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. AECOM performed a peer review on the building's foundation design.

AECOM posted a nice summary of their geotechnical expertise on their website a few months ago. It offers a nice overview of what a geotechnical engineer can contribute to a project in terms of expertise, cost savings, and reduced construction time. They also discuss their ‘living legend’, Clyde Baker, who has been involved in design and peer review of high-profile projects around the world, including the Burj Khalifa tower pictured here. [Source: AECOM. Image: AECOM]

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April 29, 2011 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Video: Geotechnical investigation of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

5619603229_55577ce7caThe NSF funded Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) team has provided a preliminary report and some amazing photos and video of the damage to various regions of Japan affected by the moment magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck on March 11, 2011.  Read on to see some amazing photos and video of the liquefaction damage related to the Tohoku Earthquake in Japan. (Photos from Oregon State Flickr)

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