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Four 150-tonne working load capacity Groundforce MP150 struts brace the sheet pile and secant pile retaining walls for a basement excavation in West London

Huge struts used to prop London excavation

November 25, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Groundforce supplied ten hydraulic struts to support the excavation at a commercial development known as Merchant Square in West London. Six of the struts were the monsters pictured, 500 tonne (1,100 kip) capacity, 49 m […]

Geotechnical contractor Moretrench helped with emergency pumping and dewatering efforts in New York City after super storm Sandy

Mortrench pitches in to pump out after Sandy

November 21, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical contractor Moretrench (also a valued GeoPrac sponsor) was heavily involved in emergency pumping and dewatering efforts in New York City in the aftermath of super storm Sandy. Every piece of pumping equipment they had […]

Concrete block used for a 6500KJ test for a rockfall barrier in Italy

Maccaferri rockfall barrier passes 6500KJ test in Italy

November 21, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Maccaferri’s prototype P650 rockfall barrier was successfully tested at Fonzaso test centre in Rocciatori in Italy. The mesh was tested with a 16 metric ton (over 36 kip) concrete block dropped from a height of […]

Sample Guide Specifications for Construction of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS)

November 21, 2012 rockman Comments Off

This guide was issued to provide guidelines for construction of the geosynthetic reinforced soilintegrated bridge system (GRS-IBS). Refer to Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System Interim Implementation Guide for GRS-IBS design and construction guidelines. This […]

The Making of the Cliffwalk at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park near Vancouver

November 16, 2012 rockman Comments Off

The cover story of the November 2012 Civil Engineering Magazine is about the incredible cantilevered pedestrian walkway known as the Cliffwalk, located some 300 feet above the Capilano River Valley in Capilano Suspension Bridge Park […]

Geo-Institute announces 2013 Award Winners

November 16, 2012 rockman Comments Off

The Geo-Institute of ASCE announced their 2013 award winners in their November 2012 E-Update newsletter. They are: Stephen G. Wright, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – H. Bolton Seed Medal John S. McCartney, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE– Arthur […]

Geotechnical Activity Index

November 14, 2012 rockman 2

Deep Excavation, the makers of shoring design software, DeepXcav, are reporting on the Geotechnical Activity Index, that they describe as: The geotechnical activity index is a new index that reports on the geotechnical potential in […]

Police in Roseville, MI tape off a driveway thought to cover the remains of Jimmy Hoffa

Police use GPR to investigate possible Jimmy Hoffa burial under Detroit driveway

November 14, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Police were investigating the driveway of a home in suburban Detroit where a man though he saw the body of Jimmy Hoffa being burried 35 years ago. They used ground penetrating radar to image a […]

Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. AECOM performed a peer review on the building's foundation design.

Savings from the soil: the value of AECOM’s geotechnical experts

November 12, 2012 rockman Comments Off

AECOM posted a nice summary of their geotechnical expertise on their website a few months ago. It offers a nice overview of what a geotechnical engineer can contribute to a project in terms of expertise, […]

Modeled Tsunami heights and time to reach portions of Lake Geneva

New paper: a historic landslide-induced tsunami in Lake Geneva

November 12, 2012 rockman Comments Off

New research indicates that a tsunami as high as 8 m (26 feet) may have struck on Lake Geneva in the year 563 A.D. A large rockfall at the East end of the lake near […]