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Ship locks at the Three Gorges Dam in China
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Images of the Three Gorges Dam ship lock wall

May 4, 2012 rockman Comments Off on Images of the Three Gorges Dam ship lock wall

Dr. Dave Petley (The Landslide Blog) was recently in China meeting with members of the Three Gorges Dam University. They took him on a tour of several sites, including the impressive ship locks with an […]

Freeport Wharf stabilized with multi-strand anchors in soft clay
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Failing Freeport Wharf stabilized with anchors in soft clay

April 3, 2012 rockman Comments Off on Failing Freeport Wharf stabilized with anchors in soft clay

A new portion of the Freeport, Texas Wharf was meant to allow an additional two container ships to be unloaded each day. However, before it was put into service, the entire 800 foot by 109 […]

Rock anchor used to anchor Bluestone dam to bedrock
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Bluestone Dam in West Virginia gets massive anchors into bedrock

November 28, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Bluestone Dam in West Virginia gets massive anchors into bedrock

After 60 years, the design flood for the Bluestone dam changed requiring a modest raise and a number of other improvements totaling some $130 million thus far and another estimated $200 million in improvements still […]

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