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Categories of isolated foundation footings
The foundation of a building is constructed in order to transfer the superstructure's load to the ground. An isolated footing is one of the most used types of foundation to support single-columns whe...
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Hayward Baker worked on the construction of the world's first Guitar-Shaped Hotel
- Jun, 21, 2019
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Tampa
The iconic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood is undergoing a $1.5 billion expansion, with a gleaming 36-storey, guitar-shaped hotel as its stunning centerpiece. Alongside the glass-fronted hotel o...
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Construction works on skyscraper hit the historic Hudson's building foundation
- Jun, 13, 2019
- Foundation Design / Construction Caisson Foundations News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Caisson Foundations
- United States, Michigan, Detroit
Construction works in a skyscraper have hit the foundation of the historic J.L. Hudson's department store. Hudson's was a retail department store located in Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. It was...
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World's widest suspension bridge open across the Nile, Egypt
A suspension bridge that crosses the river Nile over central Cairo in Egypt was declared as the world's widest. The bridge was opened on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 and consists one of the major project...
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Seaside Way Pedestrian Bridge in California received ENR's 'Best of the Best 2018' award
Hayaward Baker, Inc. (HBI) worked on the construction of the Seaside Way Pedestrian Bridge in Long Beach, California. The bridge connects the Long Beach Convention Center and Long Beach Performing Ar...
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Egypt's oldest pyramid saved from collapse
- May, 28, 2019
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
Djoser, Egypt's oldest pyramid, located on the Nile's west bank near Cairo, was prone to collapse but it was saved by a team of British engineers. The 4,700-year-old Pyramid of Djoser, also known as...
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Dynamic and Static Load Testing at Valley View Bridge Project
- Apr, 17, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Soil Dynamics In-Situ Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Soil Dynamics In-Situ
The addition of a third structure, between the two existing bridge structures, carrying I-480 over the Cuyahoga River Valley near Cleveland, Ohio, required high pier loads and very deep foundations....
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Titan’s Practice Facility Sidewalk by Hayward Baker
- Mar, 06, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Ground Improvement
The Tennessee Titans football organization required a new sidewalk and path alongside a lake to connect the existing practice facility with new office space in an annex across the street. Hayward Bak...
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New design for Genoa's collapsed Morandi bridge
- Jan, 24, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Morandi bridge, Genoa, Italy
A new design will be implemented to the bridge that will replace the structure which dramatically collapsed in Genoa on August 14, 2018. An 80-meter section of the Morandi bridge, which is located...
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Pioneering grout monitoring using thermal imaging
For the first time, thermal imaging was used to monitor grout penetration in two shafts segmentally constructed by precast concrete rings. The shafts, located on the Thames River, were constructed...
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