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Geotechnical Construction for a Rail Spur at a Rock Quarry

September 4, 2008 W. Robert Thompson, III, P.E. 1

Our first article from Robert Thompson with Dan Brown and Associates. A project profile of a challenging project invoving a railroad spur for a quarry. It involved ground improvement, soil nailing, and MSE walls.

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