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The former carpentersÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½ workshop is being converted into a restaurant and market hall but the foundations needed to be upgraded to meet the new use of the structure.

Sensitive foundation work secures future of historic building in Germany

July 11, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical contractor Bauer performed work to upgrade the foundations of a historic building on an island in the middle of the River Neckar in Esslingen, Germany. The historic carpenter’s workshop will become a restaurant and […]

Detection of Sinkholes or Anomalies Using Full Seismic Wave Fields

July 11, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Michael McVay and Khiem Tran of the University of Florida have produced a report for the Florida DOT on the detection of sinkholes using full-field seismic waves. Here is the abstract: This research presents an […]

Crux Subsurface employees drilling geotechnical holes for the US 89 landslide investigation

U.S. 89 Landslide Exploration

July 9, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Specialty drilling contractor Crux Subsurface recently completed geotechnical drilling for Kleinfelder at the site of a large landslide near Page, Arizona. Crux completed 17 holes to depths up to 250 feet using a combination of […]

Cellular concrete being flowed into pipeline trench

Cellular Concrete: Filling the Void

July 9, 2013 rockman Comments Off

An article in TBM magazine provides a nice overview of cellular concrete technology. I never knew this (although it makes sense) but the material was used primarily as a lightweight floor leveling product for high-rise […]

HBM's Screwsol piling rigs installing foundation for new Lego factory

Foundations of the new factory of Lego

July 9, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Soletanche Bachy’s Hungarian company, HBM was successful in winning a design-build contract for a new factory for the world famous toy company, LEGO. The foundation work, which was undertaken in 2012, included 50 km of […]

Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel)

GEER Report for Hurricane Sandy

July 3, 2013 rockman Comments Off

The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance or GEER group funded by the NSF puts experts on the ground in the aftermath of natural disasters to collect geotechnical data that can used in case studies and ultimately […]

Artist's impression of the Northcumberlandia human landform

Geosynthetic solutions for Northumberlandia

July 3, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Geogrid reinforced soil slopes, gabion retaining walls, erosion control blankets and other geosynthetics are being used to construct the world’s largest human form sculpted into the landscape on a project known as Northcumberlandia. The woman […]

Project Profile of Devil’s Slide Tunnels

June 18, 2013 rockman Comments Off

This is a great piece that covers a lot of ground about the project. The author included information on the background of the original highway, and a nice discussion of the political aspects that drove […]

A landslide severed an oil pipeline in Ecuador on May 31, 2013.

Landslide Severs Oil Pipeline in Ecuador

June 18, 2013 rockman Comments Off

This is definitely a sad story, and one that highlights the importance of an adequate geological investigation when designing pipelines. A landslide cause a rupture in the Trans-Equador oil pipeline on May 31st. The volume […]

Design Guidelines for Horizontal Drains Used for Slope Stabilization

June 17, 2013 rockman Comments Off

The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that provides a reference for geotechnical engineers and hydrogeologists on designing horizontal drainage systems to improve slope stability. Here’s the report abstract: The presence of […]