Case Studies
Case Studies
Situation: We received a call from a client about a vacant unit that had a settlement. When we went out to look at the unit, we found out that it had actually sunk 24’’...
Situation: The existing walls could not bear the horizontal soil loads both from a structural and geotechnical point of view.
Challenges: The soil was very rocky,...
Situation: Wire breaks in the 10' diameter pipes severely limited the capacity of the pipe to withstand internal pressure. The goal was to restore the capacity of the pipeline.
Challenges:...
Situation: A total of 25 existing guy wire anchors needed to be replaced due to breaking from corrosion. The new anchors needed to be capable of resisting 45000 pounds of...
Situation: The original swimming pool at this casino resort had experienced extreme soil settlement to the point that the pool crack open and drained all the water out. The...
Situation: A Contractor installed 70’deep by 6’diameter caissons for a freeway overpass. Testing revealed anomalies and voids at the 15’ and 70 depths. The...
Situation: Imagine Schools, a charter school with locations throughout the United States, received funding to construct a brand new MS/HS next to their existing Elementary...
Situation: The footprint of this new structure was too close to an existing retaining wall to allow for excavation of the footing to the required depth without compromising...
Situation: Existing subsurface soil conditions facilitated the foundation movement of the existing residence. Previous grouting and subsurface rocks made driving grout tubes...
Situation: The plans called for caissons to carry the column loads for a new balcony addition. The steel cages had been delivered to the job site but when the drill rig arrived...
Situation: The original problems consisted of both soil settlement and water leaking in the underground tunnels from the garage to the office building. The discovery indicated...
Situation: Portions of the concrete slab had settled up to 2 inches. This did create a trip hazard at the slab joint, but the more serious issue was the stress it was putting...