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Weekend CUP for September 27, 2010

September 27, 2010 rockman Comments Off

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 […]

Continuous-flight Auger Piles

September 27, 2010 rockman Comments Off

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 […]

Video: LiDAR-Illuminating Earthquake Hazards

September 27, 2010 rockman Comments Off

From YouTube: As part of a Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) and OpenTopography collaboration, Sarah Robinson (ASU M.S. student) and Andrew Whitesides (USC undergraduate) – supported by SCEC’s ACCESS program (Advancement of Cyberinfrastructure Careers through […]

Claremont Tunnel - a water supply tunnel that crosses the Hayward Fault

Seismic upgrade of San Francisco’s huge water system moves into high gear to prepare for the next big quake

September 23, 2010 rockman Comments Off

The San Francisco Public Utility Commission has a $4.6B program in place to try and make the water storage and supply system for the Bay Area ‘earthquake proof’ by 2015. It involves 86 separate projects, […]

Weekend CUP for September 22, 2010

September 22, 2010 rockman Comments Off

It’s been a busy couple of weeks, here’s a big catch up list. Death toll from NW China landslide rises to 1,467 – Source: The Jakarta Post via USGS Landslide Events Is Natural Gas Drilling […]

Canterbury New Zealand Earthquake Clearinghouse

September 16, 2010 rockman Comments Off

For the Mw7.1 September 3, 2010 earthquake in Canterbury, New Zealand, various teams of investigators are evaluating the effects and this earthquake on behalf of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. This site seems to be […]

Portion of the 17th St Canal in New Orleans, photographed August 20, 2010

Corps of Engineers Planning Additiional Sheet-Piling and Deep Soil Mixing along New Orleans Levees

September 16, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Complete plans have not been released yet, but an environmental impact document outlines general plans for stabilization of the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans using Deep Soil Mixing techniques. Portions of the London Avenue […]

Hydraulic consolidation cell, a.k.a. Rowe-Braden consolidation cell by Geocomp

Geocomp manufacturing Hydraulic consolidation cells, a.k.a. Rowe-Braden consolidation cells

September 16, 2010 rockman Comments Off

This is the first time I have heard of this type of consolidation/permeability testing. I won’t try to summarize myself, here’s a bit of a description from their newsletter: Hydraulic consolidation cells, a.k.a. Rowe-Braden consolidation […]

7.1 M Earthquake Strikes New Zealand

September 7, 2010 rockman Comments Off

On Saturday, a 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake struck in New Zealand, centered around the City of Christchurch. There was significant damage, but luckily only two serious injuries were reported and no fatalities. Photos: Damage from New […]

Nicholson Opens New Offices in Austin and Kansas City

September 7, 2010 rockman Comments Off

PITTSBURGH, PA – August 17, 2010 – Nicholson Construction Company is pleased to announce the opening of new offices in Austin, TX and Overland Park, KS (Kansas City). The Texas office will enhance Nicholson’s service to its Texas and Gulf Coast customers and the Kansas City office will strengthen Nicholson’s Midwestern presence. The two offices are now fully-operational with engineering, project management, and field operations resources available.

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