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Millennium Tower reviewed building design, but not the ground
San Francisco Curbed   07 February 2017   United States   Americas  
Millennium Tower (photo credit: MichaelTG)
<p>The developers behind the sinking Millennium Tower paid for an independent review of the tower itself before it was built, but not of the site it sits on, according to new testimony at City Hall on Thursday.</p> <p>The Government Audit and Oversight Committee ...
ACTS completes geotechnical probe for Doha Metro
Gulf Digital News   25 April 2016   Qatar   Doha  
<p>Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS), a leading consulting organisation in the field of construction materials and geotechnical engineering, said it has completed geotechnical investigations and geophysical surveys on five construction packages ...
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Drilling to start in CBD to get samples of New Plymouth's geology
Stuff.co.nz   30 November 2015   New Zealand   New Plymouth  
The proposed sites for New Plymouth's geotechnical bores
<p>Three holes will be drilled into New Plymouth's crust in an effort to better understand the landscape of earthquakes.<br />The New Plymouth District Council has announced it will be drilling "three geotechnical bores" to provide an analysis of the underlying ...
Bermuda Airport Geotechnical Study Underway
Bernews   16 November 2015   Bermuda  
Crews work near the airport’s North Ramp today
<p>The &ldquo;Development Phase&rdquo; of the airport redevelopment project is now underway with a topographical survey ongoing and a geotechnical study that began on Friday [Nov 13].<br />The Government previously said, &ldquo;Aecon is directing this work ...
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Early tenders floated for two major water projects
Times of Oman   02 November 2015   Oman   Muscat  
The Salalah desalination project will have a capacity to produce 20 million imperial gallons water per day
<p>Muscat: Oman Power and Water Procurement Company has floated a tender inviting bids from consultancy firms for conducting a study to identify the best sea-water intake and outfall location to build Salalah and Sharqiya independent water projects.</p><p>Both ...
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Australian laser scanners keep vigilant eye on open pit miners under constant threat of wall collapse
ABC News   17 August 2015   Australia  
mining laser scanner
<p>A laser scanner used by forensic police to examine crime scenes has now been employed to keep open pit miners safe from collapsing walls. In open cut mines, large walls can collapse without warning, and require constant monitoring from geotechnical engineers. ...
Harbour search for tunnel sites
PSnews online   15 April 2015   Austria   Sydney  
Divers prepare drilling sites on Sydney Harbour
<p>Preparatory work has begun on the second Sydney Harbour rail crossing intended to ease traffic congestion on the streets. Premier, Mike Baird said geotechnical drilling would occur up to 70 metres below Sydney Harbour in the coming weeks to help determine ...
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