This 5-minute video produced by the DFI Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee answers the question: “What is the geotechnical field?” The video features dynamic and engaging DFI members as they take you from the office to project sites and through…
Helping Roadside Soils Bounce Back After Construction
January 22, 2020 – Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can’t absorb water, so that…
Video: On the Ground in Puerto Rico with Dr. Kit Miyamoto
On Jan. 7, 2020, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the southern coast of Puerto Rico. It damaged about 10 percent of buildings in the area and collapsed…
Global Earthquake Recovery Specialist Heads to Puerto Rico
GUANICA, PUERTO RICO: At the request of the public, government and businesses, earthquake structural engineering and recovery experts from Miyamoto International will arrive in Puerto Rico on Sunday to assist with damage assessments and recovery…
Siemens Utilizes Fugro’s UXO Screening Technology in Herne, Germany
Fugro has completed an unexploded ordnance (UXO) screening project for Siemens AG at the site of a new gas-fired power station in Herne, Germany. Over 1300 foundation pile locations were screened for UXO and cleared down to 15 m below ground level without…
Video: Magnitude 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake
Structural engineers from Miyamoto International conducted earthquake reconnaissance in the Searles Valley immediately after California’s magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes on July 4 and 5. From an engineering perspective, Ridgecrest and Trona, the small…
USGS Research Helps Identify Impacts to Amphibians in the Prairie Pothole Region from Historic Oil and Gas Production
Advancements in wastewater disposal practices in recent years have greatly reduced ecological risks from oil and gas development, but impacts at some previous energy production sites still persist. Recent USGS research, however, may help prioritize some mitigation…
Volunteers from Across South Carolina to Clean Ditches in Flood-Ravaged Nichols, Thanks to Governor, Floodwater Commission
NICHOLS, S.C. — The population of Nichols, S.C., is expected to at least double Saturday as volunteers from across the state continue to sign up to help clean ditches and improve the town’s drainage system after two hurricanes in three years caused catastrophic…
Rebuilding Challenges Impacting Mexico Beach a Warning for all Floridians Facing Hurricane Season
(Clearwater, Fl) June 12, 2019 – Last year Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach in the panhandle of Florida. In the aftermath of the hurricane's shocking impact, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared the city "wiped…
Massive Power Station Revegetation Project Completed in Australia
Drenching rains are helping an arid zone revegetation project in South Australia burst to life after almost a year of harsh, dry weather. Rehabilitating a huge ash dam at a former coal-fired power plant is among the most challenging conservation projects an…
