Novel studies to inform moat management at Tilbury Fort
© English Heritage English Heritage has appointed specialist marine consultancy ABPmer to help determine how best to manage water-levels in the distinctive twin moats around Tilbury Fort, to include how they might be used to enhance biodiversity. Tilbury Fort protected London’s seaward approaches from the time it was built, between 1670 and 1685, until the Second World War. After travelling from an earlier fort on the present site to a hill in nearby West Tilbury, Elizabeth I deliver...
Growth of the Life Science and Consumer Goods Market Sectors Offers Development and Repositioning Opportunities for Underutilized Commercial and Industrial Real Estate
Montroy Andersen DeMarco designed the repositioning and redevelopment of a 150,000-sq.-ft. former office building in East Hanover, NJ into the U.S. headquarters and laboratories of Givaudan Fragrance, the largest and most technologically advanced facility in the North American fragrance industry The project encompassed structural reinforcements and expanded MEP systems to accommodate research processes and equipment. Photo by Paul Warchol Design, real estate, and construction expert...
EPA cleanup to start in Ohio’s Maumee Area of Concern on Lake Erie
Dredging equipment that will be used to remove sediment at Otter Creek (Photo Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). CHICAGO – This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began dredging contaminated sediment in a 7-mile stretch of Otter Creek which extends through Toledo and Oregon, Ohio, before flowing into Maumee Bay. The Maumee Area of Concern was identified by the United States and Canada in the mid-1980s as one of the most environmentally degraded areas in the Great Lakes. Sedi...
Destruction in Izmir
Turkey — An earthquake strikes in the epicenter of the Izmir-Seferihisar, 17:26 km from the Aegean Sea (37.8881 N, 26.7770 E), 16:54 km in depth. According to the statement made by the Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Center, the earthquake’s magnitude measured at Mw 6.9. Our hearts were heavy and we shared the pain of those around us who had just lost their past and future as they now had to watch the remnants of their homes being demolished....
Tidal Basin Ideas Lab Exhibition Unveils Proposals to Redesign the National Mall Tidal Basin
Tidal Basin Ideas Lab Exhibition Unveils Proposals to Redesign the National Mall Tidal Basin by Leading Landscape Architects DLANDstudio, GGN, Hood Design Studio, James Corner Field Operations, and Reed Hilderbrand Initiated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Trust for the National Mall together with the National Park Service alongside civic partner Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), and American Express, the proposals respond to daily flooding and crumbling infrast...
Video: What Is the Geotechnical Field?
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 the many roles available in the geotechnical field including designing, supplying specialty equipment, managing, constructing and more.
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 responsibility falls to the soil next to the road. Unfortunately, those soils are often damaged during construction. Water that runs off roads can contain harmful contaminants. If that water doesn’t infiltrate into nearby soil, those contaminants can make their way into bodies of water and be harmful. Rich McLaughlin and his research team at North C...
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 several schools. The Miyamoto International team was dispatched to assist the government and people of Puerto Rico, who haven’t experienced an earthquake in 100 years.
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 plans. We will assess the conditions and assist the public as required. Dr. Kit Miyamoto, a structural engineer and a California Seismic Safety Commissioner, will lead a specialized team which has responded to more than 100 earthquakes...
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 affecting other site preparation activities. In Germany, any areas that suffered bombing during the Second World War must have a UXO site survey before construction can begin. Conventional survey methods involve drilling boreholes that creat...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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