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ASTM Updates for February, 2012

March 19, 2012 rockman Comments Off

American Society of Testing Materials Logo - ASTM This post highlights recent changes to ASTM Standards affecting geotechnical engineers, materials testing engineers, soil and construction laboratory managers and related professionals. Updates for February include: a new standard for geospatial data at coal mines; standards related to pervious concrete; an updated standard for volumetric concrete batching; and an update to D5778 – Standard Test Method for Electronic Friction Cone and Piezocone Penetration Testing of Soils; among others. Click through for the list.

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Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Project

Foundation Flaws Make Kentucky’s Wolf Creek Dam a High-Risk Priority

March 19, 2012 rockman Comments Off

If Wolf Creek Dam in Kentucky fails, $6 billion in flood damage is projected to occur downstream. A dam foundation remediation project at Wolf Creek Dam to fix seepage and Karst solutioning problems is a […]

Subsea Piling Frames – StabFRAME

March 6, 2012 rockman Comments Off

A new piece of equipment for deep ocean pile driving was recently used in 140m of water off the coast of Brazil. The StabFRAME is lowered to the sea floor and leveled to allow accurate […]

Excavator mounted TEI Rock Drill to install tieback anchors in Hawaii

Tieback anchor projects in Hawaii to remediate a failing wall and slope

March 1, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Structural Systems Inc. recently completed tieback anchor projects at two sites along the coast of Hawaii. Failing retaining walls were stabilized using a total of 93 anchors ranging in length from 50 to 65 feet. […]

Paving inside the Devils Slide Tunnels in anticipation of a December 2012 opening

Weekend Cup for February 27, 2012

February 27, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Cleaning the tubes of some interseting content I didn’t have time to write about. Enjoy! San Vicente Dam Raise Time Lapse Video – Source: Govtech.com via ASCE SmartBrief TRB Committee on Engineering Geology (AFP10) – […]

Pile Foundations for Huge Ferris Wheel on Seattle Waterfront

February 27, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Seattle’s Pier 57 will soon be home to a 175-foot tall Ferris wheel with 41 air-conditioned gondolas. The foundations for this soon-to-be-landmark consist of 150-ft long, 30-36" steel pipe piles driven through glacial till. The […]

The couple were spared only because Ms Pollard stopped to pick up a shell for her young daughter

Couple narrowly avoids being crushed by coastal landslide

February 23, 2012 rockman Comments Off

A couple walking on the beach narrowly missed being crushed by tons of sandstone crumbling from the cliff face. The incident took place in Dorset, UK at a beach that has been known for these […]

Koerner, Designing with Geosynthetics 6th Edition

Koerner on the publication of Designing With Geosynthetics, 6th Ed.

February 23, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Dr. Robert M. Koerner has recently published the 6th edition of his industry standard text, Designing With Geosynthetics. He changed to a small publishing company to bring down the price, and the result is a […]

Video: URETEK Stabilizes Sinking Railroad

February 21, 2012 rockman Comments Off

After saturated conditions weaken a 3 foot thick concrete base under a long span of rail track, URETEK crews work in tight conditions with over 12,000 volts buzzing overhead to stabilize the compromised track using […]

Dr. Angela Merkel, German Federal Chancellor and Wen Jiabao, Premier of the PeopleÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½s Republic of China tour a Herrenchnecht Facility in Guangzhou

Chancellor Merkel, Premier Wen Tour Herrenchnecht Facility in Guangzhou

February 21, 2012 rockman Comments Off

The German Chancellor and Chinese Premier toured a Herrenchnecht facility in China’s Guangzhou Province where Tunnel Boring Machines are manufactured for many of China and Asia’s high-profile tunnel projects. Herrenknecht maintains nine locations in China […]