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COGAN Project, Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering Survey

COGAN is a (non-profit) European project aiming to improve competency in geotechnical analysis. The project will achieve this by preparing a framework for defining and recording numeric...

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First installation of inflatable balloons to protect tunnels from flooding

The Resilient Tunnel Plug (RTP) seems to be the solution against tunnel flooding, eliminating all the disastrous consequences that have been observed in the past. The plug is being developed by th...

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Berkel & Co. launches new corporate website powered by Geoengineer.org

Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce the launch of the new Berkel & Co. website, which is now live at www.berkelandcompany.com. The new corporate website of Berkel & Co. has been designed an...

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Hanford site clean-up making slow progress and high budget

The Energy Department constructed a factory at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington, to enclose the radioactive waste into stable glass. The construction started 12 years ago and is not yet complete...

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HB names Richard Walsh business development manager at Metro San Diego office

Hayward Baker Inc., North America's leader in geotechnical construction, announces that Richard K. Walsh, P.E., G.E. has joined the company as business development manager at the company's regional o...

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Report examines partial failure of a structure inside Balcombe Tunnel in West Sussex. Partially blames resin used.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) examined a steel structure’s failure in the roof of the Balcombe tunnel in UK, which happened on September 23, 2011. The structure, one of six within t...

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Florida sinkhole damages two houses

A 90-foot wide and 56-foot deep sinkhole terrorized Dunedin’s residents last Thursday, in Florida. According to officials, the sinkhole was expanding for almost six hours after its first appearance...

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Inventors from Pile Dynamics and the University of South Florida receive International NOVA Award for Thermal Integrity Profiler (TIP)

George Piscsalko, P.E., and Dean Cotton, with Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI), of Cleveland, and Gray Mullins, PhD, P.E., with the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, have received the prestigio...

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Trends and perspectives on tunnels, experts’ view

In recent years, tunnel design and construction have progressed significantly worldwide and particularly, in the United States. The new technologies, the populations’ growth in the country and the...

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Geofoam blocks as road foundation in Washington

Foam blocks were used for the foundation of the Salmon Creek Interchange Project highway, on the westside bridge approach to the new 139th Street overpass in Vancouver, Washington. The geofoam used...

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