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119ft long steel pipe is Bertha’s mystery object
- Jan, 03, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Design / Construction Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Design / Construction Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
- Seattle, WA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), crews on January 2 managed to remove enough soil from the cutter head and lower the water pressure, allowing for an inspection o...
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New study shows 16 earthquakes were triggered by landslide
- Jan, 06, 2014
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides
- Bingham Canyon, UT, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The landslide at the Bingham Canyon copper mine that occurred last April, near Salt Lake City in Utah, seems to be the largest non-volcanic landslide in North America in modern times, with almost 65 m...
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India TBMs blamed for building cracks
The construction of the first phase of the Chennai Metro project in India is scheduled to be completed by spring 2015. During the construction cracks were detected in more than 200 buildings in Chenna...
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Landslide in Mexico results in coastal highway collapse [video]
- Dec, 28, 2013
- Other News Landslides Offshore Geotechnics Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Tijuana-Ensenada Road, Zona Urbana Río Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Last Saturday a coastal road located about 60miles from the Mexico-United States border connecting the Mexican towns of Ensenada and Tijuana, collapsed after a landslide that was probably triggered by...
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Rachid Hankour, Ph.D. January 31, 1960 - December 17, 2013
Dr. Rachid Hankour, of Harvard, Massachussets, Vice President and Director of Lab Systems at Geocomp Corporation, and Professor of the Practice at Tufts University School of Engineering, passed away p...
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"Bubble curtains" around Tappan Zee Bridge’s pilings protect fish from noise [video]
- Dec, 27, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction
- Tappan Zee Bridge, Nyack, NY, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
During the pile driving for the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River, keeping noise pollution at a minimum is a significant goal. Noise reduction in the air is accomplished...
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Groundwater flow delays the unblocking of Bertha
- Dec, 20, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Groundwater & Seepage Tunneling
- Seattle, WA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Attempts have already been made to identify this object of mystery that forced Bertha, the world's largest TBM in Seattle, to halt suddenly on December 6. High groundwater pressure though is preventin...
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Herrenknecht Direct Pipe method used in Canada
Herrenknecht Direct Pipe technology was used for the construction of the Beaver River pipeline in the province of Alberta, Canada. The length of the pipeline was 0.21miles (340m) with a diameter of 42...
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First soil samples from California’s high speed rail project
- Dec, 17, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Soil Mechanics Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Fresno, CA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The first drillings for the extraction of soil samples taken from the first section, between Madera and Fresno, of the proposed California’s 520-mile, $68.4 billion rail project, begun last Tuesday in...
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