Another in the series of excellent videos by Terracon. This video addresses the field exploration techniques they use. [Source: Terracon YouTube Channel. Image: YouTube]
Site Characterization Services: Step 3 Field Exploration
Failures
Bridge that Collapsed Six Hours After Opening was Built Without Geotech Investigation
A bridge over the Swan River in a rural area of eastern Saskatchewan collapsed just six hours after opening, and reportedly there was no geotechnical investigation done for the piers in the river. The Dyck Memorial […]
Miscellaneous
Terracon Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant for Geotechnical Laboratory
The Terracon Foundation announced a $100,000 grant to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) for a new geotechnical laboratory planned as part of the CEE […]
Available Resources
Site Characterization Services: Step 2 Methods Consulting
The second in a series of videos by Terracon on the various steps of site characterization. If you are someone new to geotechnical engineering, these videos are a great overview of what we do! [Source: […]