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Ground improvement at the city of Hamilton bus maintenance and storage facility
- Nov, 17, 2025
- Ground Improvement Foundation Design / Construction Risk & Reliability News On Projects / Industry
- Canada, Hamilton
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
After discovering differing ground conditions, Keller provided an alternative design for the new bus maintenance and storage facility at the City of Manilton. The City of Hamilton constructed a new b...
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Deep foundations and excavation support for the Parcel 12 project
- Nov, 10, 2025
- Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Deep Excavations News On Projects / Industry News On Awards
- United States, Massachusetts, Boston
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller provides deep foundations and excavation support for the first air rights development project over the Massachusetts Turnpike since the 1980s. The project, Parcel 12, earned the 2025 DFI Outst...
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The Wild Mile: Anchored in Sustainability
- Oct, 31, 2025
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Caisson Foundations News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Chicago’s Goose Island area was once an industrial center for tanneries, breweries, and soap factories. The flames from Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company on the east side of the island gave the neig...
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Alaska’s coastal villages devastated by flooding from Typhoon Halong remnants
- Oct, 13, 2025
- Foundation Design / Construction Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Alaska
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The remnants of Typhoon Halong brought destructive winds and catastrophic flooding to western Alaska over the weekend, damaging homes and displacing hundreds across remote coastal communities. The st...
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Experts warn proliferation of substandard soil tests threatens building safety in Nigeria
- Sep, 30, 2025
- Laboratory Testing Soil Mechanics Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In Nigeria, professionals are sounding alarms over the widespread practice of substandard and fraudulent soil testing in the housing sector. Kunle Awobodu, the Immediate Past President of the Nigeria...
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Maintaining Load During a Helical Pile Compression or Tension Test
- Sep, 08, 2025
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Performing a load test is the best way to confirm pile capacity. It confirms if the pile has the capacity required to support the load applied. During most tests, the load is increased in time interv...
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Simplified Wall Stabilization with Helical Tieback Anchors
- Sep, 02, 2025
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Ground Improvement Soil Mechanics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Chance helical tieback anchors provide lateral support in soil retention applications including both permanent and temporary sheet pile walls, marine bulkheads, concrete reinforced walls, precast con...
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GKM Consultants to rebrand as GEO-Instruments
- Aug, 22, 2025
- Instrumentation News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller North America (Keller) announces that Canadian-based instrumentation and monitoring company, GKM Consultants, will rebrand to GEO-Instruments, effective September 2, 2025. GKM Consultants is k...
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Second Ontario Line Tunnel Shaft Marks Key Milestone in Toronto Transit Expansion
- Aug, 15, 2025
- Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- Canada
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Ontario government has officially broken ground on the second tunnel launch shaft for the Ontario Line near the future Gerrard Station. This shaft will serve as the northern starting point for tu...
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Sydney Metro West Marks Tunnelling Milestone at Parramatta Station
- Jul, 28, 2025
- Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- Australia, Parramatta
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Sydney Metro West project reached a major tunnelling milestone with the arrival of tunnel-boring machine (TBM) Dorothy at the Parramatta station box. After a 17-month journey through solid sandst...
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