Aging, deterioration and extreme events like earthquakes and hurricanes can take a toll on roads, bridges and other structures. With damage and defects often invisible, the search is on for systems that can monitor the health of structures and alert their…

Listening Technique Effectively Finds Underground Water Leaks
Montreal, June 22, 2016 — The world is approaching a water crisis. According to the International Water Management Institute, 33 percent of the world’s…

San Andreas Fault System Shows Sign of Large-Scale Motion
An array of GPS instruments near the San Andreas Fault System in Southern California detects constant motion of Earth’s crust—sometimes large, sudden…

Parsons Awarded Environmental Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring Services Contract
PASADENA, Calif., May 24, 2016—Parsons is pleased to announce that it was awarded a 5‑year contract to provide FMC Corporation with operations, maintenance, and monitoring (OM&M) services at nearly 2 dozen environmental remediation sites in 14 states.…

FOCUS 35 Total Station Monitors Dam For Movement
Tarn, France, May 23, 2016—At the Razisse dam on the Dadou River in southwest France, a Spectra Precision FOCUS 35 robotic total station has just completed monitoring the structural movements that occurred during recent major repairs and improvements to…