The winners of the prestigious Ground Engineering Awards were announced recently. The Editor’s Award was presented to a Joint Venture of Keller (parent company of GeoPrac sponsor Hayward Baker), Bam Nuttall and Taylor Woodrow as well as Mott MacDonald for their project "Use of BIM on London Underground’s Victoria Station Upgrade for delivery of the UK’s largest ever grouting scheme." Other winners included the The Emirates Airline cable car project, whose team members included Bachy Soletanche (parent company of GeoPrac Sponsor Nicholson Construction). The full details of the awards will be published in the July issue of Ground Engineering Magazine, which as of last summer, you can download for free on your iPad. [Source: New Civil Engineer. Image: Bentley]
Related Articles
Grouting project to protect Snake River Plain Aquifer completed ahead of schedule
Scot Litke Named 2014 DFI Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Hawthorne, NJ (August 21, 2014): S. Scot Litke, D.GE (Hon.) is the recipient of DFI’s highest award to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award. He is the 34th recipient of the award, honoring individuals chosen by their peers for exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. The award will be presented on October 23, 2014, during DFI’s 39th Annual Conference in Atlanta.
Since 1982, Litke has been the editor of the ADSC’s (International Association of Foundation Drilling) Foundation Drilling magazine. He also held the position of Executive Director of the ADSC from 1982 to 2009. During this time, Litke managed over 25 drilled foundation and anchored earth retention research projects funded by the ADSC and FHWA. Litke was inducted into ADSC’s Hall of Fame in 2012.
[Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release from DFI [/Editor]