DFI Educational Trust Awards Stanley Merjan and George J. Tamaro Civil Engineering Scholarships
Hawthorne, N.J. : Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded scholarships from the Stanley Merjan City College of New York (CCNY) Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and the George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund. Three CCNY students each received $5,000 awards from the Stanley Merjan City College of New York Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund. The fund was established in 2010 and is named for the late Stanley...
Propex Launches New Engineered Mattress System for Scour and Erosion Protection
Propex is starting 2022 with the launch of PYRAMATTRESS® Engineered Mattress System, an erosion control solution designed to resist potential scour and erosion caused by the constant flow of water or high hydraulic stresses. The system utilizes the durability and erosion resistance of PYRAMAT® 75 High-Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) to construct a geosynthetic, soil, and rock composite for protection of channels, slopes, and spillways. The design of this system allows for small...
National Institute of Building Sciences to Launch Infrastructure 2022 Series
The quarterly series is being sponsored by the Consultative Council (WASHINGTON, DC, January 10, 2022) – There has been a lot of movement, talk, and news coverage around infrastructure. This year, the National Institute of Building Sciences’ Consultative Council plans to launch Infrastructure 2022, a quarterly webinar series around key infrastructure topics. Webinars will cover transportation infrastructure and how this affects daily commutes, goods and supply chain challenges, li...
GSSI Unveils New PaveScan® MDM – Essential Tool for QA/QC Labs
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces the new PaveScan® Mix Design Module (MDM), which transform’s GSSI’s industry-leading PaveScan® RDM system into a powerful new quality control tool for asphalt density assessment. By helping to avoid premature road failures such as raveling, cracking and deterioration along poorly compacted joints, PaveScan technology builds better quality longer lasting roads. PaveScan MDM is sensitive to subtle...
New York Awards Over $216M In Local Bridge, Culvert Aid
Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced in early December 2021 that her administration is providing $216.2 million in “enhanced assistance” to 88 local governments for the rehabilitation and replacement of bridges and culverts statewide. [Above photo by the NYSDOT] This funding – provided through the New York’s “BRIDGE NY” initiative, administered by the New York State Department of Transportation – supports projects that reduce the risk of flooding, improve resiliency of structures, facilita...
PennDOT Constructs First Curved Steel Tubular Flange Girder Bridge in the U.S.
On Interstate 95 in southeastern Pennsylvania, we are constructing the first curved steel tubular flange girder bridge in the United States. The use of a tubular flange in place of a standard plate increases structural performance while reducing fabrication and erection material, as well as erection time compared to standard plate flange curved girders. The use of steel plate flanges has been the standard for straight and most curved girder bridge applications. Lehigh University performed res...
Dennis Papilion to Helm WSP USA’s Industry-Leading Environment Business
Industry veteran with broad experience guiding environmental and engineering consulting organizations takes over leadership role from J. Steven Paquette, who is retiring. NEW YORK, January 10, 2022 — Dennis Papilion has been hired as president of the Earth & Environment (E&E) business line at WSP USA, a leading environmental, engineering and professional services consultancy. Papilion will assume his executive role on Jan. 10. “Dennis’ success in leading organizational, operatio...
Woolpert Earns U.S. Patent for High-Altitude, High-Resolution Topographic and Bathymetric Lidar Technologies
Woolpert collected high-altitude bathymetric lidar data from 3,048 meters, or 10,000 feet, over Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2021 via newly patented technology incorporated into the BULLDOG sensor. The data measured depths in excess of 55 meters. This image notes the range of depths in soundings and contours, courtesy of NOAA’s Electronic Navigational Charts map service. Image courtesy of USACE/JALBTCX These patented technologies enable a multispectral, multichannel, topo-bathy lidar system...
U.S. Energy Corp. Announces Closing of Transformative Acquisitions
HOUSTON, Jan. 10, 2022 - U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQCM: USEG) (“U.S. Energy” or the “Company”) today announced the successful closing, on January 5, 2022, of the previously announced transactions to purchase certain oil and gas assets (the “Acquired Assets”) from Lubbock Energy Partners LLC, Synergy Offshore LLC, and certain entities controlled by Sage Road Capital, LLC (collectively, the “Sellers” and the “Transactions”). The Acquired Assets represent an operated portfolio of low decline, oil wei...
DFI Announces Scott A. Jacobs as New Co-chair of Working Platforms Industry-Wide Working Group
Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces Scott A. Jacobs, P.E., of Keller, is the new co-chair of the Working Platforms Industry-Wide Working Group. He joins co-chair, Terence Holman, Ph.D., P.E., Geosyntec Consultants, and takes over for Paul Gildea, P.E., Langan Engineering and Environmental Services. Jacobs is a senior engineer for Keller supporting the Northeast region and assisting on projects nationwide. A registered professional engineer in seven East Coast states sp...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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