In Walenstadt, Switzerland, on October 16, 2017, a rockfall barrier from the Swiss company Geobrugg, stops the impact energy of 10,000 kilojoules – a new world record! The barrier system was tested using a 25-ton […]
Aerix Industries will host a webinar by Steven Bartlett, Ph.D., P.E. of the University of Utah on December 6, 2017 at 2pm EST titled “Seismic Considerations and Design Methodology for Light-weight Cellular Concrete Embankments and […]
Google’s Bay View Campus facility outside San Francisco may be the largest thermal pile installation in the US. Thermal piles combine the use of geothermal heating and cooling with the deep foundation system to improve […]
DGSI has added the Quattro Logger (a discontinued 4-channel vibrating wire data logger) and the VW MiniLogger (a 1-channel vibrating wire data logger) to its trade-in program. If you send them your Quattro Logger or […]
I came across this interesting product for structural/geotechnical monitoring of cracks in 3 dimensions. Most crack monitors are designed for monitoring in 2 dimensions, this one can measure movement out of the plane of monitoring. […]
The City of Fort Collins (Colorado) recently completed construction of a tunnel underneath BNSF Railway tracks to connect more than 30 miles of trails. The prospect of tunneling under an active rail line is a […]
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