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Video: Secant or Tangent Piles

November 21, 2014 rockman Comments Off on Video: Secant or Tangent Piles

I like Hayward Baker’s series of videos using animations to demonstrate different geotechnical construction methods. This video demonstrates how tangent pile shafts or secant pile shafts are constructed. Check out the video. Note: Hayward Baker […]

Hayward Baker is performing stone column work at two main sites for the Kansas Department of Transportation’s K-10 South Lawrence Trafficway project in Lawrence, Kan., with over 6,800 thirty-six-inch diameter stone columns to depths up to 62 feet.
Press Releases

Hayward Baker Breaks Ground on Recently Awarded K-10 South Lawrence Trafficway Ground Improvement Project in Lawrence, Kansas

August 28, 2014 rockman Comments Off on Hayward Baker Breaks Ground on Recently Awarded K-10 South Lawrence Trafficway Ground Improvement Project in Lawrence, Kansas

Hayward Baker is performing stone column work at two main sites for the Kansas Department of Transportation’s K-10 South Lawrence Trafficway project in Lawrence, Kan., with over 6,800 thirty-six-inch diameter stone columns to depths up to 62 feet.Hayward Baker (HB) recently began work on a $9.1 million ground improvement contract for the K-10 South Lawrence Trafficway (SLT) Project located in Lawrence, Kan. as a subcontractor to Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. The project provides a significantly improved transportation infrastructure for the state, making it a top priority for the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT).

Current construction will complete the southern K-10 bypass from its intersection with US 59 to the existing K-10 east of Lawrence. Construction affects 58 acres of wetlands. However, mitigation agreements between KDOT, local government agencies, and the public will create and restore 317 acres of wetlands as well as restore, preserve, and create over 50 acres of habitats.

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View of failed Baltimore retaining wall before soldier pile wall construction
Project Related

Hayward Baker Constructs Temporary Emergency Earth Retention for Landslide Repairs Near Train Tracks in Baltimore

July 22, 2014 rockman Comments Off on Hayward Baker Constructs Temporary Emergency Earth Retention for Landslide Repairs Near Train Tracks in Baltimore

Hayward Baker was among the contractors called in for emergency repairs to a failed retaining wall in Baltimore that destabilized a slope, causing a landslide that enveloped cars and threatened a railroad track below. The […]

BIM used in the Victoria Station Upgrade
Miscellaneous

Winners of the GE Awards revealed

June 17, 2013 rockman Comments Off on Winners of the GE Awards revealed

The winners of the prestigious Ground Engineering Awards were announced recently. The Editor’s Award was presented to a Joint Venture of Keller (parent company of GeoPrac sponsor Hayward Baker), Bam Nuttall and Taylor Woodrow as […]

Specialty grouting operations to prevent settlement during tunnelling operations at Leipzig, Germany
Miscellaneous

Keller forecasts good results for 2013

May 21, 2013 rockman Comments Off on Keller forecasts good results for 2013

Keller, the world’s largest independent ground engineering specialist has seen better than expected first quarter results and is optimistic that the outlook for the rest of 2013 is good as well, according to company statements […]