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Phyllis TBM arrives at Farringdon Station (video)

The first Crossrail tunnel was constructed after 17 months, by Phyllis TBM which completed its 4.2miles route from Royal Oak to Farringdon Station. Almost 1.1 million tonnes of material have been exca...

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Last Blast at Thornton Quarry leads to a new reservoir

The last explosion at the quarry was performed last Monday, removing 36.000 tons of limestone. The quarry is planned to gather storm water and sewage, to protect the area from floods. The construction...

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Panama Canal Expansion - Jan De Nul NV

The price for dredging projects is calculated according to the type and volume of material as well as whether the material is below or above sea level. The ability to calculate accurate material volu...

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In-the-wet construction for dams in Ohio River: an innovative method or an expensive one?

The budget for the construction of two dams in the Ohio River, in order to replace the old ones, increased from $775 million in 1988 to $3.1 billion in present. The main reason for this huge raise is...

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Diaphragm wall construction in Germany on the Elbe-Harvel Canal

The construction of the new Zerben lock will facilitate the passage of large barges to reach ports on the river Rhine and Berlin’s inland harbor network. A diaphragm wall is being constructed as a fou...

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Pile driving for foundational support (video)

Pile driving has started under the surveillance of Walsh Construction to support overpasses that are part of the Ohio River bridges project. The used piles are steel H-piles 150-feet long and consist...

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Hayward Baker Acquires Geo-Foundations Contractors

Acquisition underscores heightened business focus on specialized geotechnical construction activities in Canada. Hayward Baker announces that it has acquired Geo-Foundations Contractors, Inc., a Cana...

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Crossrail: The biggest construction project in Europe finds 14th Century Burial Ground

Crossrail is arguably the biggest ongoing construction project in Europe. Its cost is budgeted at £14.8 billion, and involves construction of a 118 kilometre rail line and 42km of underground lines. I...

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Opening the classroom to the geo-profession: Web-based class projects on Geoenvironmental Remediation prepared by University of Michigan students are available for everybody to review!

Students from the University of Michigan who are taking this semester the graduate level course CEE 549 on “Geoenvironmental Engineering” have prepared their class projects on “Geoenvironmental Remedi...

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ASCE releases 2013 report card on US infrastructure

The estimated investment need by 2020 is $3.6 trillion! The scores are as follows: Overall GPA is D+ Dams and drinking water: D Levees: D- Ports: C Roads: D Solid Waste: B-   Detaile...

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