Miscellaneous
Beer’s secret ingredient: geology
Similar in the way that people who know wine understand terroir, or how the earth and geology influences the nature of wine, Beer is influenced by the geology as well! This is a really neat […]
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DFI Announces Seventh Annual SuperPile Conference June 18-20, Cambridge, MA
Hawthorne, NJ (January 6, 2014): The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is hosting its seventh annual SuperPile conference on June 18-20, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA. SuperPile ‘14 is a collaboration of seven DFI […]
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Attempting to Remove the Pipe Blocking Bertha
The Seattle Tunnel Partners JV is attempting to remove the rest of an 8 inch diameter steel well casing that has been blocking the Bertha tunnel boring machine since December 8, 2013. The upper 55 […]
Press Releases
Nicholson Awarded Design-Build Contract for Miami-Dade’s Norris Cut Project
Pittsburgh, PA – January, 7, 2014 – Nicholson Construction was recently awarded a $72.1 million dollar Design-Build contract to replace an existing force main from the Virginia Key Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant (CDWWTP) under Biscayne Bay Norris Cut to Fisher Island.
The project, which involves changing out the current 54-inch sewer force main for a 60-inch replacement, is set to last approximately 26 months. The main scope includes the installation of a precast concrete segmental tunnel, which will stretch more than a mile from the treatment plant on Virginia Key to Fisher Island.
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8 Inch Well Casing Stops Bertha TBM
WSDOT held a press conference on Friday to discuss findings regarding the obstruction that had stalled the Bertha Tunnel Boring Machine since December 6. It is an 8 inch well casing, 119 feet deep from […]
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Dataforensics Releases pLog Tablet for Geotechnical and Environmental Field Data Collection
DATAFORENSICS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE NEXT EVOLUTION IN GEOTECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD DATA COLLECTION – pLog Tablet.
Norcross, Georgia, January 2014 – Dataforensics, developer of geotechnical and geoenvironmental data management solutions, announces that pLog Tablet for Android is now available for immediate download from the Google Play store.
The evolution of pLog now allows users a new range of hardware options for field data collection, furthering the digital data collection model that Dataforensics has been a proponent of from the inception of the company 10 years ago.
This iteration of pLog greatly enhances usability by allowing users to leverage new hardware options with bigger screen sizes, faster processors, greater storage capacity, integrated GPS, and real time data sharing. (*Availability of cellular network as well as WIFI connections will determine real time capabilities).
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Video: Terra Insurance Discusses Top 5 Precursors to Claims
Terra Insurance is a top provider of professional liability insurance to geoprofessional organizations. This 5 minute video features Terra Vice President of Claims and Risk Management Lisa Gamblin, Esq. The idea is that by understanding […]
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Video: An introduction to drilling and sampling in geotechnical practice
Attention geotechnical engineering students hoping to get a job or an internship! If you haven’t had any experience in the field, you NEED to watch this video before you go on any interviews! This video […]
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Fugro’s New Geotechnical Vessel Targets Asia/Pacific Deepwater Needs
Fugro has added a new DP-2 vessel to their fleet. The Fugro Voyager will perform deepwater geotechnical investigations in the Asia/Pacific region. The vessel will be able to perform investigations in water up to 4,400 […]
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Balfour Beatty patents UK’s first zero waste piling system
Normally when driven piles are used as deep foundation elements, there is a large amount of pile waste when the portion of the piles left sticking up out of the ground are cut off to […]