Hayward Baker working on sinkhole problem at Corvette Museum

March 20, 2014 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Hayward Baker working on sinkhole problem at Corvette Museum
Birds-eye view of Corvette Sinkhole

Birds-eye view of Corvette Sinkhole

I heard that Hayward Baker was working on the Corvette Museum sinkhole at GeoCongress, but I finally got official confirmation via this Civil Engineering Magazine article. It’s a great article if you are interested in the engineering that’s been going on since the sinkhole collapsed and swallowed 8 Corvettes. So far, Hayward Baker has installed 23 micropiles around the structure to depths of 75 to 220 feet depth according to the article. They are still trying to recover the remaining cars before a plan is formulated for shoring up the museum. They might use more micropiles, or they could go another way and fill up the sinkhole with low mobility grout. Whatever they decide to do, you can bet I will report on it! [Source: Read the article in ASCE’s Civil Engineering Magazine. Image: Corvette Museum via ASCE]

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Troubled Eastern NC Riverfront Convention Center Gets Lifeline from Hayward Baker and TerraThane™ Geotech Foam by NCFI Polyurethanes

October 4, 2012 rockman Press Releases Comments Off on Troubled Eastern NC Riverfront Convention Center Gets Lifeline from Hayward Baker and TerraThane™ Geotech Foam by NCFI Polyurethanes

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MOUNT AIRY, NC—The 12-year-old riverfront Convention Center in New Bern, NC was in trouble. The building’s exterior is supported by pilings driven deep in the ground, but the floors sit directly on the earth and silt of the old riverbed. The land was in-filled by old docks and building debris in the 1970s and settling, erosion, and construction mistakes were taking their toll on the building.

Parts of the floor and patio sunk up to seven inches, cracks and uneven joints in the concrete slab floors were causing walking/tripping hazards, and gaps beneath walls were allowing sound to pass between what were designed as soundproof rooms.

[Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release from NCFI.  Disclosure: Hayward Baker is a sponsor of GeoPrac.net. [/Editor]

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NFL’s Titans eye $250k Compaction Grouting fix for sinkhole at LP Stadium

August 1, 2010 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on NFL’s Titans eye $250k Compaction Grouting fix for sinkhole at LP Stadium

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