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Video: Terracon’s Hurricane Deck Bridge Project, Missouri

July 25, 2011 rockman 1

This is a great 5-minute video put together by Terracon to showcase a project for the Missouri DOT, the replacement of the Hurricane Deck Bridge at the Lake of the Ozarks. The design team was […]

TBM named Brenda for Seattle Sound Transit's Capital Hill tunnel project

Weekend CUP for July 22, 2011

July 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Photos: Meet ‘Brenda,’ the Capitol Hill tunnel boring machine – Source: seattlepi.com via ASCE SmartBrief Ancient trees found buried in clay a Maine mystery 13,500 years in the making – Source: wcsh6.com Ark. panel seeks […]

UK geotechnical engineer to participate in Rickshaw Dash for charity

July 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical engineer Andy Simpson and his girlfriend, Laura Sims, a structural engineer, will be participating in a bizarre 1,300 mile race across India on a 500cc rickshaw. The money they raise will be split between […]

Seattle skyline with aging SR 99, Alaskan Way Viaduct in the foreground

TBM Supplier Selected for Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Tunnel

July 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Hitachi Zosen Corporation has been selected by Seattle Tunnel Partners, WSDOT’s joint venture constructing the SR 99 bored tunnel. Hitachi Zosen was the best value manufacturer based on overall technical requirements, support capabilities, price and […]

Dan Cadenhead, newly appointed senior vice president for Western Region operations of Hayward Baker

Cadenhead to Lead Hayward Bakerâ€™s Western Region

July 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Dan Cadenhead will serve as Hayward Baker’s senior vice president heading its Western Region. Cadenhead is also the president of Hayward Baker’s sister company, Anderson Drilling which was acquired by parent company Keller Group in […]

Drill rig at Atlantic Yards project showers pedestrians with debris

Drill Rig Showers Debris on Pedestrians, Injuring Two in NY

July 7, 2011 rockman Comments Off

A drill rig had some type of failure or malfunction in Brooklyn NY, and showered pedestrians with golf ball sized rocks, earth and debris. There are few details on the incident or the type ow […]

Arizona State announces geologic hazards research partnership with Indonesia

July 7, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Arizona State Universityâ€™s School of Earth and Space Exploration has teamed up with the Indonesian-based Bakrie Group to develop an international initiative called the Bakrie Initiative in Geological Hazards to support and promote research in […]

Dr. John Turner, P.E. joins Dan Brown and Associates

July 7, 2011 rockman Comments Off

He is a professor emeritus of the University of Wyoming, and… He is a co-author of the 2010 FHWA manual "Drilled Shafts: Construction Procedures and LRFD Design Methods" and the author of NCHRP Synthesis 360, […]

US Army testing new vehicle with ground penetrating radar

July 5, 2011 rockman 2

The US Army’s 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Special Troops Battalion has been testing the Husky Mounted Detection System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The vehicle is equipped with ground penetrating radar […]