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New tunnel in Swiss Alps changes railway transport in Europe
- Sep, 04, 2020
- Railway Geotechnics Tunneling In Rock News On Projects / Industry
- Switzerland, Sant'Antonino
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A significant step has been made for the completion of a great railway project in Europe. The Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT), a twin-tube tunnel that passes under Monte Ceneri, was completed on September...
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Helical pile solution for environmentally sensitive areas
- Sep, 04, 2020
- Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Tennessee, Dover
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A key benefit of Hubbell's helical piles is the ability to install them in environmentally sensitive areas. CHANCE® Foundation Solutions, a Hubbell's Company, has developed helical piles that are pre...
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Hubbell's helical pile foundation supports hillside boardwalk trail
- Aug, 21, 2020
- Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Virginia , Ashland
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
CHANCE's (a Hubbell company) helical piles were used to support a hillside Boardwalk Trail in the town of Ashland, Virginia. Helical piles have been gaining notoriety as an ideal foundation solution...
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NASA launches new rover mission to planet Mars: Soil and rock samples will be retrieved and sent back to Earth
- Jul, 30, 2020
- Laboratory Testing Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Structural Geology
- United States, Florida, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On Thursday, July 30, 2020, NASA launched a rover mission to Mars that will retrieve soil and rock samples to be tested on Earth and detect signs of ancient life. The Perseverance Rover Mission was l...
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13,500 bored piles on a groundbreaking oil refinery project
- Aug, 05, 2020
- Pile Foundations Oil & Gas News On Projects / Industry
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller has delivered one of its largest projects, constructing 13,500 bored piles for the development of a groundbreaking oil refinery in Rajasthan. The project that Keller is involved in will be one...
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Stonehenge tunnel delayed after new archaeological finding
- Jul, 16, 2020
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The decision on the construction of the Stonehenge Tunnel has been delayed after a new archeological finding from the Neolithic era. The Stonehenge road tunnel is a project which aims at upgrading th...
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Hubbell's helical pile systems: A foundation solution to swimming pools in difficult soil conditions
- Aug, 04, 2020
- Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry Deep Foundations
- United States, Florida, Pensacola
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
CHANCE Foundation Solutions, a Hubbell's company, utilized its helical pile systems to support the foundation of swimming pools. The foundation of a swimming pool can experience sinking due to unstab...
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Hubbell utilizes helical piles for a project requiring lateral load capacity
- Jul, 24, 2020
- Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Texas, Carrollton
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hubbell used helical piles for the installation of new ballistic barriers in the Dallas Pistol Club, Texas. Helical piles are typically associated with gravity load - force pushing down on the pile a...
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Keller implements ground freezing technique in New York's major tunnel project
- Jul, 28, 2020
- Ground Freezing News On Projects / Industry
- United States, New York
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller applied ground freezing in the largest infrastructure project ever conducted in Suffolk County, New York. Keller is one of the few companies in North America to offer ground freezing technique...
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Bentley accomplishes a challenging geotechnical project in Stuttgart
- Jul, 28, 2020
- Deep Excavations Finite Element / Finite Difference Earth Retaining Structures Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- Germany, Stuttgart
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley utilized PLAXIS 3D to accomplish a challenging geotechnical project in Stuttgart, Germany. A new, 14-floor building is being constructed above two fully operational underground tunnels in Stu...
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