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Panama Canal Expansion - Jan De Nul NV

The price for dredging projects is calculated according to the type and volume of material as well as whether the material is below or above sea level. The ability to calculate accurate material volu...

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Mississippi Department of Transportation Cuts Geotechnical Reporting Time in Half Using gINT

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Geotechnical Division produces geotechnical investigation reports for roadway and bridge projects throughout the state. To streamline the process o...

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In-the-wet construction for dams in Ohio River: an innovative method or an expensive one?

The budget for the construction of two dams in the Ohio River, in order to replace the old ones, increased from $775 million in 1988 to $3.1 billion in present. The main reason for this huge raise is...

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What is Geotechnical Engineering? Outreach whatisgeotech.org website to society-at-large, developed by ISSMGE, answers this question

Next time you want to explain to your family, friends, or even students, what is geotechnical engineering, you can easily direct them to the whatisgeotech.org website! It was developed under the guida...

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Diaphragm wall construction in Germany on the Elbe-Harvel Canal

The construction of the new Zerben lock will facilitate the passage of large barges to reach ports on the river Rhine and Berlin’s inland harbor network. A diaphragm wall is being constructed as a fou...

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gINT V8i: Free Trial for 30 days!

Bentley’s gINT software provides centralized data management and reporting for subsurface projects of all types: geotechnical, geoenvironmental, geophysical, petroleum, mining, and more. gINT High...

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Hayward Baker Receives Commitment to Excellence in Safety Award

As announced by Hayward Baker, the company has received the 2013 Rick Marshall Commitment to Excellence in Safety award from the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC). The award is...

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Pile driving for foundational support (video)

Pile driving has started under the surveillance of Walsh Construction to support overpasses that are part of the Ohio River bridges project. The used piles are steel H-piles 150-feet long and consist...

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Flood in Colorado leads to 3 deaths and many disasters

Heavy rain ended up to flood Colorado. Three deaths are reported and a woman is missing. Rescuers’ job was impeded as the roads were inaccessible and the sky should be clear for the helicopters to fly...

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Sinkhole results in building collapses in Florida

Florida is full of carbonate rocks, and this is one of the reasons why incidents such as this 60-foot-wide sinkhole which formed under a resort in central Florida, occur. The evacuation started before...

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