Journal from Ground Zero: Death, Sadness and Mariachi Music
Mexico City Earthquake Day 1: Death, sadness and mariachi music I crawl through a bunch of cracked concrete, twisted reinforcing bars and pancaked furniture. Overhead, the concrete deck is getting narrower and narrower as I progress the gap in this collapsed concrete building. The floor above is skewed 45 degrees, with outside light streaming through. The floor essentially collapsed onto this floor. The smell of death is everywhere. Our team arrived here in Mexico City at 3 am last nigh...
Global Seismic Expert Heads to Mexico
MEXICO CITY—At the request of private sector businesses and government entities, earthquake structural engineering experts from the global firm Miyamoto International have arrived in Mexico City to assist with critical assessments and recovery plans. The team brings world-class expertise from more than 100 earthquakes and disasters and can provide officials with “lessons learned” from other earthquake-stricken countries. Global expert Dr. Kit Miyamoto himself arrives Tuesday for key meeting...
Mexico Earthquake: Why So Many Buildings Failed
Why do buildings fail? Which buildings in your community are dangerous? Read Miyamoto’s official tech report on the Sept. 19 Mexico earthquake that collapsed at least 44 buildings in far-away Mexico City alone. Below you’ll also find news links to important explanatory stories that unravel why this earthquake is relevant to California and everyone worldwide living in seismic zones. Watch for upcoming stories on the Miyamoto engineering team arriving in Mexico City!
CDOT Completes Fiber Optic Installation on US 160 East of Wolf Creek Pass
SOUTHWEST COLORADO—Crews have completed a five-month project on US Highway (US) 160 Wolf Creek Pass for which they installed 95,000 feet of fiber optic cable. Other work on this $4.5 million project included: installing 54 manholes; milling and repaving; striping; and seeding along the 16-mile stretch of the US 160 mountain corridor, near and in the community of South Fork. Crews also completed work on electrical signs in Monte Vista, Alamosa and La Veta Pass. The...
Understand earthquake soil liquefaction damage better with free ASCE paper
Repeated liquefaction of soil during an earthquake is extremely damaging to soil-structure systems. A new paper in ASCE's Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering compares two liquefaction case histories with different pore pressure responses, yet similar silty sand layers, cone penetration and groundwater tables. The authors draw conclusions through a detailed analysis of similarities and differences. Read their complete findings free for a limited time, courtesy of ASCE Library...
Oilon Group Provides Combustion Technology to Veolia Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility in Singapore
Oilon Group strengthens its position as a supplier of combustion solutions for hazardous waste treatment facilities. In total, Oilon has delivered more than 30 combustion solutions for the facilities. More and more plants are being built in Asia. Oilon got a new deal with the big, international waste management company Veolia. Veolia is the global leader in optimized resource management. The company provides innovative waste and water treatment solutions. Veolia in Singapore In Singapor...
Arcadis Bolsters Remediation Capabilities with Department of Defense Accreditation
Highlands Ranch, Colo.– Arcadis, the leading global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets, has achieved U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) accreditation for its Advanced Geophysical Classification (AGC) quality and technical platforms, enabling Arcadis to identify, test and remove explosive hazards at defense sites and avoid costly excavation of non-explosive debris. Arcadis was accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) to perform AGC un...
A Year After Finding Site & Buying Land, IKEA Submit Plans to Broomfield, Co for Opening 2nd Denver-Area Store Summer 2019
Conshohocken, pa – IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it officially submitted plans to the City and County of Broomfield to open the Swedish company’s second Denver-area store in Summer 2019. Last year, IKEA announced it had identified Broomfield for its other Colorado location and purchased the land, but did not have an exact timeframe for submitting specific store plans or for actually opening the store. Now, pending approvals, construction of IKEA Broomfiel...
Video: Water Street Tampa Illustration
Water Street Tampa Illustration from Water Street Tampa on Vimeo. A newly released animatic video shows how Water Street Tampa will come to life over the next decade - from the new infrastructure, to 13 acres of newly imagined public green spaces, and the creation of multiple new city blocks. Downtown Tampa's revitalization with Water Street Tampa will include of over 9 million square feet and total over $3 billion of private investment. Currently an area largely consisting of high-speed roadw...
Global Engineering Firm Brings Earthquake Expertise to Colombia
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – The global earthquake and structural engineering firm Miyamoto International has opened a Bogotá, Colombia office to share its expertise and better serve new and existing clients in South America. Miyamoto already has a project office in Pasto, Colombia, where the firm runs PREPARE, a USAID/OFDA program that provides municipal disaster-risk management officials and first-responders such as bomberos with a better picture of the impact of a major earthquake and assists them i...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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