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Complex 3D Analysis for Stuttgart High-Rise
3D modeling and analysis including Plaxis 3D allows design of complex basement excavation shoring system in Stuttgart, Germany. […]
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Video: Anchored Bored Pile Wall in Lisbon, Portugal
Keller posted a very cool drone video of a anchored bored pile wall in an urban area of Lisbon, Portugal. I don’t speak Portuguese, so I can’t read the captions, but the video speaks for […]
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19m deep excavation in Tirana Albania – Deep Excavation
A 19m deep excavation for a landmark high-rise building known as Downtown One was recently completed in Tirana Albania. The building will feature 5 floors of underground parking. The deep excavation support system consisted of […]
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Hybrid Shoring System For Seattle High-Rise Deep Excavation
Terracon posted a new blog post about a unique hybrid soil nail and anchored soldier pile wall excavation support system for the Tower 12 Building project in Downtown Seattle. The project involves a 60-foot deep […]
Failures
Shoring Wall Fails in Rome, Swallows 6 Cars
A shoring retaining wall at a Rome construction site failed at around 5:30 pm local time on February 14, 2018, and swallowed 6 parked cars from the adjacent street and required evacuation of some 20 […]
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Nicholson Continues Work for the University of Colorado’s Athletic Facilities Expansion
Nicholson Construction Company, a GeoPrac sponsor, has been working on 68,000 square feet of shoring and permanent retaining walls for an indoor practice football field and running track, as well as two levels of underground […]
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Developer To Pay Building Owner $3.2 Million For Damage Related to Shoring
A developer will pay $3.2 million in damages plus $3.9 million in legal fees and expenses to the owner of a property that sustained structural damage related to the shoring of the developer’s adjacent 17 […]
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7 record-breaking tunnels from around the world
It seems like every time I turn around these days there is another amazing tunnel project in the news. The level of engineering brought to bear on these challenges is phenomenal, whether it’s in the […]
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Unconservative designs with AASHTO LRFD for deep excavations
Dimitrios at Deep Excavation LLC wrote this article a couple of months ago for his monthly newsletter. He contends that for multi-level braced excavations, the AASHTO LRFD code could produce unconservative results. From his article: […]
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No earth pressures, please!
Deep Excavation, LLC has an excellent blog post on how geotechnical engineers should provide geotechnical parameters for use by a shoring designer. Mr. Konstantakos notes that most of us geotechnical engineers provide only lateral earth […]