If Wolf Creek Dam in Kentucky fails, $6 billion in flood damage is projected to occur downstream. A dam foundation remediation project at Wolf Creek Dam to fix seepage and Karst solutioning problems is a […]
A new piece of equipment for deep ocean pile driving was recently used in 140m of water off the coast of Brazil. The StabFRAME is lowered to the sea floor and leveled to allow accurate […]
Structural Systems Inc. recently completed tieback anchor projects at two sites along the coast of Hawaii. Failing retaining walls were stabilized using a total of 93 anchors ranging in length from 50 to 65 feet. […]
Cleaning the tubes of some interseting content I didn’t have time to write about. Enjoy! San Vicente Dam Raise Time Lapse Video – Source: Govtech.com via ASCE SmartBrief TRB Committee on Engineering Geology (AFP10) – […]
Seattle’s Pier 57 will soon be home to a 175-foot tall Ferris wheel with 41 air-conditioned gondolas. The foundations for this soon-to-be-landmark consist of 150-ft long, 30-36" steel pipe piles driven through glacial till. The […]
A couple walking on the beach narrowly missed being crushed by tons of sandstone crumbling from the cliff face. The incident took place in Dorset, UK at a beach that has been known for these […]
Dr. Robert M. Koerner has recently published the 6th edition of his industry standard text, Designing With Geosynthetics. He changed to a small publishing company to bring down the price, and the result is a […]
After saturated conditions weaken a 3 foot thick concrete base under a long span of rail track, URETEK crews work in tight conditions with over 12,000 volts buzzing overhead to stabilize the compromised track using […]
The German Chancellor and Chinese Premier toured a Herrenchnecht facility in China’s Guangzhou Province where Tunnel Boring Machines are manufactured for many of China and Asia’s high-profile tunnel projects. Herrenknecht maintains nine locations in China […]
New and revised ASTM standards in the geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and related industries for January, 2012. Click through for the list.
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