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Road header breaking through at Devil's Slide Tunnel
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Devil’s Slide Breakthrough Video and Links

October 4, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Devil’s Slide Breakthrough Video and Links

Road header breaking through at Devil's Slide Tunnel The “breakthrough” media event for CALTRANS’ Devil’s Slide Tunnel project was this past Friday.  A large crowd of politicians, news crews and locals were on hand as a road-header broke through a shotcrete face in a ceremony to mark the completion of the excavation portion of the first of two tunnels.  It will still be over a year until the tunnels are opened to traffic.  The second tunnel is expected to breakthrough as early as this week. (Photo by SFGate.com)



Caltrans tunnel punch-through from Barry Parr on Vimeo.

The Video came from the Coastsider, the page also has comments from the videographer, Barry Parr, which offer a good perspective on the event.

Click on through for more links etc.

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Dataforensics’ PDensity and PConcrete implemented for Houston Rapid Transit Joint Venture

October 1, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Dataforensics’ PDensity and PConcrete implemented for Houston Rapid Transit Joint Venture

Norcross, Georgia, October 1, 2010 – Dataforensics software applications PDensity and PConcrete are being used by the HRT joint venture currently building the Houston Light Rail Project; a $1.46 billion dollar design, build and maintenance contract.

[Editor] Click through for the rest of this press release from GeoPrac.net sponsor Dataforensics. [/Editor]

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Hoover Dam Celebrates 75th Anniversary

October 1, 2010 rockman 2

464px-Hoover_Dam-USA On September 30, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Hoover Dam, telling the 10,000 people gathered at the ceremony that it was a “great feat of mankind” destined to reshape “the geography of a whole region.”  The American Society of Civil Engineers calls it one of the “Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders.” In honor of this significant milestone for this fantastic structure, I’ve collected some facts and figures, news articles, information on the bypass bridge, and some concerning news about the future of the dam’s ability to supply power.  Click through for more.

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Weekend CUP for September 27, 2010

September 27, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Weekend CUP for September 27, 2010

Pemberton to consider landslide monitoring – Source: Pique newsmagazine One month after the second biggest landslide in Canadian history, Pemberton is ready to consider a warning system. Hudson Tunnel Project May Be at Risk, Some […]

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Continuous-flight Auger Piles

September 27, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Continuous-flight Auger Piles

National Driller Magazine has a nice overview article of Continuous-Flight Auger Piles that was featured in their Foundation Drilling Newsletter. It’s a decent overview for those unfamiliar with CFA Piles. This type of deep foundation […]