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Video shows Crossrail shaft’s construction in fast forward [less than 1.5min]
- Dec, 06, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Fisher Street, London, United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The construction of the Fisher Street shaft, a 15m diameter emergency access shaft in Holborn, UK was finished almost nine months ahead of schedule. Methodical work allowed for the early completion...
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Intelligent robots detect cracks in tunnels
A new robot called Robinspect (ROBotic System with Intelligent Vision and Control for Tunnel Structural INSPECTion and Evaluation) is placed at the end of a truck crane to search for cracks, fissures...
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Last blast for Second Avenue Subway's first phase
- Nov, 18, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Underground Structures
- New York, NY, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The blasting operations for the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway project, the largest expansion of the New York City subway, were completed on November 18. The last blast occurred on the nor...
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COGAN Project, Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering Survey
- Nov, 21, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
COGAN is a (non-profit) European project aiming to improve competency in geotechnical analysis. The project will achieve this by preparing a framework for defining and recording numeric...
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Geofoam blocks as road foundation in Washington
- Nov, 12, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Shallow Foundations Foundation Design / Construction
- Salmon Creek, WA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Foam blocks were used for the foundation of the Salmon Creek Interchange Project highway, on the westside bridge approach to the new 139th Street overpass in Vancouver, Washington. The geofoam used...
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Drilled shafts ready for new St. Croix Crossing Bridge
- Nov, 08, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Shaft Foundations Foundation Design / Construction
- St Croix River, MN, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announced, last Friday, the completion of the construction of 40 drilled shafts that will support foundations for the new St. Croix River Bridge....
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Elizabeth TBM arrives at Stepney Green Cavern (video)
- Nov, 08, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Railway Geotechnics
- London, United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Elizabeth TBM arrived last Friday at Stepney Green cavern during its journey to Farringdon. Elizabeth and Victoria are the second pair of TBMs used for the project and scheduled to complete the longes...
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Immersed tunnel beneath Bosphorus Strait connects Europe and Asia (video)
The submerged tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait opened on Tuesday, connecting the European and Asian shores of Istanbul. The railway tunnel is 13.6km (8.5miles) long and consists of a 1.4km long (0.87...
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Bypass tunnel confronts the leaks of the Delaware Aqueduct (video)
- Oct, 24, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling
- Newburgh, NY, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Over the past years the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has detected leaks in a section of the Delaware Aqueduct. According to investigations, the cracking observed in the limesto...
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First flood protection test for Venice (video)
- Oct, 15, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Venice, Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Over the past years, flooding in Venice has been a common problem for the city, its buildings and the residents’ activities. MOSE (Experimental Electromechanical Module) project was selected as a solu...
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