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NFL’s Titans eye $250k Compaction Grouting fix for sinkhole at LP Stadium

August 1, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Hayward Baker will be the geotechnical contractor for the compaction grouting. The article draws a HORRIBLE comparison between compaction grouting and the ‘top kill’ that BP tried to stop the oil leak in the gulf. […]

On vacation…

July 17, 2010 rockman Comments Off

I’m headed for a little vacation with the family, so no updates for the next week or so. When I get back, don’t miss a review of the first geotechnical iPhone/iPad app, a revamped Facebook […]

Weekend CUP July 16, 2010

July 17, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Aging pier footings pass safety tests for Dulles Metrorail Project – Source: Washington Post via CE News The Geo-Institute is proud to announce that Rob Schweinfurth became the G-I’s new director on July 1, 2010 […]

Agra Foundations Acquired by Soletanche Freyssinet

July 16, 2010 rockman Comments Off

PITTSBURGH, PA – July 13, 2010 – Nicholson Construction Company is pleased to announce that Soletanche Freyssinet, a world leader in civil engineering and construction, acquired Agra Foundations Limited on June 25, 2010. Agra Foundations specializes in piling and ground improvement. Agra is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, and primarily operates in Western & Central Canada, where it has six office locations. Agra Foundations will continue to operate as an autonomous company, under the leadership of their President, Derek Harris, P.Eng, a 28 year veteran of the company.

[Editor] Read on for the rest of the press release from GeoPrac.net sponsor Nicholson Construction Company. [/Editor]

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Hidden challenges of the Highway 99 tunnel project

Hidden challenges of Highway 99 tunnel (Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement)

July 15, 2010 rockman Comments Off

The proposed tunnel to replace the seismically deficient Alaskan Way Viaduct in Downtown Seattle is no stranger to controversy. This article highlights recent discussions regarding the cost of the project. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire declared […]

Tensar ARES system being used on a bridge approach retaining wall in Henderson, Nevada

Case Study for Tensar ARES MSE walls in Henderson, Nevada

July 15, 2010 rockman Comments Off

The ARES wall system is a geosynthetic reinforced MSE wall with a concrete panel facing. Most concrete panel systems use metallic reinforcement. On this project, the on-site backfill soil did not meet electrochemical requirements for […]

Possible archaeological site in Mongolia, home to tomb of Genghis Khan?

Help Find Genghis Khan’s Tomb From the Comfort of Your Home

July 15, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Ghengis Khan’s tomb has never been found for a variety of reasons. A project involving National Geographic is underway to look for this and other archaeological sites of significance in Mongolia. Think SETI@Home but with […]

A worker makes the final preparations on the Lake Mead Intake No. 2 forebay and tunnel under Saddle Island for flooding.

Flooding Halts Tunnel Excavations for Lake Mead Water Supply Intake

July 13, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Excavation for the $700M Lake Mead Intake No. 3 Project was put on hold after tunneling encountered a fault carrying groundwater that flooded the excavation and submerged equipment. The flooding occurred over about 4-days, so […]

Z-Section sheet piles from ArcellorMittal used in Venice, Italy

On The Land Side, Venice Floodprotection Shored By Sheet Piles

July 13, 2010 rockman Comments Off

About two-thirds of a 57-km-long “fence” of sheet piling has already been driven to encircle polluted industrial sites in Porto Marghera that flow into a 550-sq-kilometer lagoon. [Source: ENR: Engineering News Record. Image: Peter Reina, […]

The site of the Canal break near 900 East Canyon road, in Logan where the Canal broke a year ago, Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Questions linger a year after Logan canal burst triggered a deadly landslide

July 12, 2010 rockman Comments Off

One year ago in Logan, Utah, a landslide caused a portion of an irrigation canal to fail, resulting in a secondary mudslide. A mother and two children were killed in the slope failure. Portions of […]