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SR 99 Tunnel nerve Centers On The Way

Safety and efficiency are the key factors in the construction of the SR 99 tunnel, since there will be safety requirements ensuring that it will be adequate for the volume of traffic by using lighting...

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Belo Monte Dam in Brazil to become 3rd largest dam in the world!

With engineers calling it "the most daring project under way in Brazil", the Belo Monte Dam in Amazonia, will have a year operating capacity of 4,500 megawatts, which was rediced to a third of its ini...

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Keynetix's HoleBASE used in Doseley quarry re-development project!

Remediation of the former basalt quarry in Doseley, near Telford, for a residential development is demonstrating the capability of Keynetix's HoleBASE SI geotechnical software to feed essential data i...

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First US offshore wind farm under construction!

The construction of the first offshore wind farm has just started on US ground in Block Island , a small island 13 miles south of Rhode Island, last Monday. Upon completion, the wind farm will supply...

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A new oil reserve discovered in U.K.

According to the UK exploration company, Oil & Gas Investments, a major oil reserv has been recently discoveres very close to Gatwick Airport in West Sussex. The discovery news caused both excitem...

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Vertek: Need help in selecting optimum cone penetrometer size?

CPT cones are available in multiple sizes, with the 10cm2 being the industry standard. Larger and smaller CPT cone sizes are also available tailored to the needs of any testing situation. Read on for...

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Sacramento River: total make over of the levee system

Having a time frame of ten years, an extensive levee improvement project is about to hit the ground in Sacramento, with a focus on the Sacramento River south of downtown. The $1.5 billion project come...

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Hayward Baker: Eagle Mountain Spillway Project Wins ASDSO Rehabilitation Project of the Year

Hayward Baker Inc. commends Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD), the 2014 recipient of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) National Rehabilitation Project of the Year Award. T...

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Rehabilitation of Dover Dam complete!

The Dover Dam rehabilitation project was marked complete by local and federal agencies. The $60 million project aimed in increasing the dam safety and stabilizing the aging flood-control structure. Du...

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Vertek's latest news on the use of CPTu test results!

Apart from correcting and adjusting soil behavior type characterizations, pore pressure data can be used in a variety of ways, with the most important being the ability to estimate the groundwater con...

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