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New FHWA Soil Nail Manual Addresses LRFD, Hollow Bars

April 13, 2015 rockman 1

Since March of 2003, the FHWA’s Geotechnical Engineering Circular Number 7 (GEC No. 7) has been the standard reference document for design and construction of soil nail retaining walls in roadway applications, and really in […]

A portion of the geotechnical investigation at the Leo Frigo bridge on October 3, 2013
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Video: Tests holes reveal buckled pile, corrosion at Leo Frigo bridge

October 7, 2013 rockman 1

The Wisconsin DOT has been performing geotechnical drilling and test pitting to try and determine the cause of the foundation failure at Pier 22 of the Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay. They were able […]

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 […]

FHWA CFL Hollow Bar Soil Nails - Review of Corrosion Factors and Mitigation Practice, August 2010
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FHWA Document: Hollow Bar Soil Nails Review of Corrosion Factors and Mitigation Practice

February 21, 2011 rockman Comments Off on FHWA Document: Hollow Bar Soil Nails Review of Corrosion Factors and Mitigation Practice

An August 2010 FHWA Central Federal Lands report on corrosion of hollow bar soil nails has recently been made available on the NCS Consultants, LLC website. The authors of the report are Naresh Samtani and […]

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