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Category: Geotechnical
Don’t Move Forward On Site Selection Without Stage1
September 22, 2020
Site-specific information is essential to the selection of any project site. Owners, what if you had access to fast and accurate preliminary information before you ever set foot on the property? Design professionals, imagine providing …
Read MoreImproving Construction: Terracon’s Use of Progressive Design-Build Changes Business
September 15, 2020
Construction projects are typically delivered in one of three ways: Design Bid-Build, Design-Build, and Construction Manager at Risk. Terracon is a part of a team that is pioneering a fourth, novel option, called Progressive Design-Build, …
Read MoreBuilding a Solid Foundation on Soft Soils
August 28, 2020
P&H Soil Anchor Foundations were the Solution in Southeast Texas Mere miles from the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas, a client, hoping to capitalize on the ample wind generated off the water, approached Terracon with …
Read MoreP&H Wind Tower Foundations — Reducing Costs From the Ground Down
August 28, 2020
Using wind power to generate energy isn’t a new concept. For hundreds of years, the classic windmill harnessed the wind’s energy. Today, modern wind farms use wind turbines to generate energy on a much larger …
Read MoreSafe Exploration Practices in the Era of Social Distancing
July 6, 2020
For many years, Terracon has been on a quest to operate the safest subsurface exploration program possible. To that end, we have made it fundamental that safety and pre-task planning be at the core of …
Read MoreBeyond Drilling: Using Geophysics to Understand What’s Beneath the Surface
April 19, 2017
Drilling and soil sampling has traditionally been the way to explore subsurface conditions. But what if your project site encompasses 18 acres and you know that highly variable conditions exist? Consider a site where drilling …
Read MoreElevated Engineering
March 2, 2016
Roof top pools and other similar elevated swimming pool structures present a very unique set of considerations that must be thoroughly incorporated in the design and construction of these features. It is common that these …
Read MoreKentucky Lake Pipe Pile Load Test Program
June 7, 2015
Read MoreEvaluation of Simulation Models of Lateral Spread Sites Treated with Prefabricated Vertical Drains
June 7, 2015
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Read MoreReliability analysis of drilled shaft behavior using finite difference method and Monte Carlo simulation
February 15, 2007
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