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Stabilizing Wind Energy

February 7, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Generic wind turbine photo

Recently, URETEK ICR was asked to review a project involving lifting and stabilization of 10 precast transformer pads at a wind farm located in South Dakota.

The pads had settled to varying degrees with 8 of the 10 having settled 1 (±0.5) inch and requiring only stabilization and the two remaining, with settlement in excess of 3.5 inches, requiring lift and stabilization.

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GeoPrac.net welcomes new sponsor URETEK ICR

February 7, 2012 rockman Comments Off

I am pleased to welcome our latest sponsor, URETEK ICR, which specializes in concrete lifting and soil stabilization in the industrial, commercial and residential markets with their patened Polymer technology. Thank you to Ty and the […]

Big Ben lean nothing to worry about

February 6, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Here is another article on the lean of London’s Big Ben clock tower. According to Professor John Burland of Imperial College, it would take 10,000 years for the tower to match the lean of the […]

Installing wick drains via barge at Craney Island Port in Norfolk, Virginia

US Wick Drain Drives It Home With The Largest Marine Wick Drain Job In The World

February 1, 2012 rockman Comments Off

US Wick Drain of Leland North Carolina recently completed the world’s largest marine barge wick drain installation…over 12 MILLION linear feet. The wick drains will allow timely consolidation of marine sediments supporting dikes for the […]

Drill rig at the Newberry Geothermal Project site

Project to pour water into volcano to make power

January 30, 2012 rockman Comments Off

I kept the same title of the source article for my post…it is a very simple explanation of the enhanced geothermal systems or EGS process of extracting geothermal energy from hot, dry rocks…even if it […]

Under pressure: raising Venice above water (using… water?)

January 26, 2012 rockman Comments Off

The landmark City of Venice, Italy is known for it’s world famous canals, architecture and for some…its flooding. Part of the problem has been blamed on ground subsidence from pumping of shallow ground water in […]

Crux subsurface, micropile design-build contractor

Crux wins micropile job for San Diego area power lines

January 26, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Crux Subsurface, Inc. of Spokane, WA was recently awarded a contract by San Diego Gas and Electric to provide design and installation of micropile foundations at 16 tower locations along a 7 mile stretch of […]

GeoEngineer’s Project for NP Foundation full of challenges

January 24, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Seattle area geotechnical engineers with GeoEngineers had their hands full with a challenging project for the Seattle campus of a private family’s foundation that funds health and development programs around the world. The final facility […]

Airplane stopped by foamed concrete EMAS system

This Overrunning Boeing 737 Got Stopped Safely By Concrete

January 24, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Foamed concrete has been used in geotechnical applications as lightweight backfill material in applications where reduction of vertical or lateral loads was critical. In this application, the foamed concrete is designed to ‘fail’ when an […]

Weekend CUP for January 23, 2012

January 23, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Time to clear the decks from the 2011 stories I didn’t get time to write about. There are number of good ones in here, don’t miss out! It’s time to study the Vulnerabilities posed to […]