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Hayward Baker installed drilled shafts to support the expansion of Sunrise Hospital
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center sits on a 30-acre campus. The owner undertook a $130 million, multi-phase expansion project to increase capacity, including the addition of a new five-story patien...
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Pile Dynamics, Inc. is continuing its USA tour of State of Practice Workshops in 2019
Pile Dynamics is continuing its USA tour of State of Practice: Quality Control & Quality Assurance of Deep Foundations. Below are the dates and locations available for immediate registration. 6....
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Garland Likins Receives DFI Distinguished Service Award 2018
Garland Likins, P.E., principal of GRL, was recognized as the recipient of DFI’s highest award to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award originated in 1981 and recognize...
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Advances in Drilled Shaft Quality Control
- Dec, 05, 2018
- News On Products & Services Shaft Foundations Deep Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Drilled shaft foundations are widely used to support large axial and lateral loads transmitted from the superstructure to the subsurface. Dry and wet excavation procedures are two widely used meth...
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DFI names John Wolosick 2018-2019 Traveling Lecturer
- Nov, 13, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Deep Foundations Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hayward Baker, is pleased to announce John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE has been named Deep Foundations Institute’s (DFI) 2018-19 Traveling Lecturer. DFI is an international association of c...
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Pile Diameter Modeled Using Thermal Integrity Profiling Verified with Extracted Pile Measurements
- Mar, 27, 2018
- News On Products & Services Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Deep Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Thermal Integrity Profiling is a non-destructive integrity test method used for evaluating the post-construction quality of cast-in-place foundations. This method uses the temperature measurements, o...
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PDI Introduces the Cross-Hole Analyzer (CHAMP-Q)
- Feb, 08, 2018
- News On Products & Services Deep Foundations Deep Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Evaluation of concrete quality in deep foundations by the Crosshole Sonic Logging method (CSL). The Cross-Hole Analyzer (CHAMP-Q) by PDI has the below characteristics: Allows for four probes (...
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PDI to Offer One Day Workshops on Quality Control of Deep Foundations
Pile Dynamics, Inc, (PDI) has committed to an educational effort in the Quality Control of Deep Foundations for 2018. Pile Dnamics is hosting One Day Workshops throughout the US and Canada to revi...
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Pile Dynamics introduces Shaft Area Profile Evaluator (SHAPE)
- Jan, 17, 2018
- News On Products & Services Deep Foundations Retaining Walls Deep Excavations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
SHAPE by Pile Dynamics is a cost-effective quality assurance testing device used for deep foundations such as drilled shafts, slurry walls, barrettes and more to determine the excavation dimensions a...
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FHWA publishes research report on Spread Footings for Highway Bridges
- Dec, 20, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Ground Improvement Landfill Engineering Geomatics Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction
- Singapore
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The FHWA National Geotechnical Team announces the availability of the completed research report titled "Selection of Spread Footings on Soils to Support Highway Bridge Structures" (FHWA-RC/TD-10-001)....
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