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National Precast: 50 years of building Australia’s future

Roads Online

This technique has been widely used in the construction of retaining walls, bridge abutments and embankments. The method is particularly effective in challenging geotechnical conditions, providing a cost-effective solution that reduces the need for traditional concrete-heavy construction methods.

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Making the Grade: Why Lightweight Aggregates may be the Key to Improved Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

Jody Wall Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issues a report card that grades America’s infrastructure. In the latest edition, the nation scored a C- on the overall assessment, indicating that while overall these systems are in fair condition, they exhibit deficiencies and increasing vulnerabilities.

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Using DAS to Solve Capacity and Connectivity Challenges

Civil + Structural Engineer

“The days of people holding up their phones during a concert or a game to find cell service should be a thing of the past,” said Peter Tardy, PE, Director of Telecommunications at French & Parrello Associates (FPA), a full-service engineering and consulting firm based in Wall, NJ. It’s the same with having slow service.

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A Slippery Slope of Opportunity: Bulson Surveying Puts Remote Monitoring to the Test in Telluride

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Rowland Chen The Telluride–Mountain Village Gondola is a free public, wind-powered transportation system that stretches between the mountain communities of Telluride and Mountain Village, Colorado. Per the geotechnical consultant’s requirements, Bulson would need to track and check slope changes daily. “We

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Announcing ISM’s 9th Lizzi Scholarship Winner

Civil + Structural Engineer

Flangan received her bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering and a master’s degree in geotechnical engineering from North Carolina State University. After receiving her master’s degree, she worked with several small- to medium-size firms in a range of positions including engineering, marketing and materials testing.

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President’s Awards Presented at DFI Annual Conference

Civil + Structural Engineer

BC.GE, Nicholson Construction, was recognized for her outstanding service as co-chair of the DFI Structural Slurry Wall and Seepage Control Committee, lead for the USACE-DFI Seepage Control Task Force and organization of the 2023 Workshop in Denver, and organization of a special committee production at IFCEE 2024. Mary Ellen Large, P.E.,

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Waterproofing mass transit systems

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproofing mass transit systems. Water and moisture intrusion can cause significant damage to mass transit systems, resulting in high replacement costs, lost revenue, and serious disruption in travel. The following examples illustrate how many transit systems are tackling these challenges. Phillip.fry@gc…. April 03, 2018.