Tag: erosion
Geotechnical specialists scale Brighton’s chalk cliffs to tackle rockfalls
A specialist team from CAN Geotechnical has been using rope access to work at a height of 30 metres (ten storeys) on...
Performance of Short-Term Beach Erosion Mitigation at Capostrano Bay Community
Capistrano Bay Community Service District Dana Point, California
By Craig Wright
Introduction
Due to the effects of extreme weather events and climate change, many beachfront developments in...
ENGEO announces the first Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD) to combat levee failure
The City of Isleton, California chooses ENGEO to lead the Delta Region GHAD
SAN RAMON, CA – ENGEO announces that it has been engaged to design and shepherd...
Coastal Storm Splits Island and Brings Communities Together
By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D.
In 1992, Joseph Vietri, then a coastal engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, was walking with...
Green Infrastructure & Low-Impact Development Solutions Using 3D Cellular Confinement
New developments can enhance public spaces and provide basic needs, such as housing and employment; however, we must consider the environmental effects of these...
Precise Pipeline Design Provides Stormwater Runoff Control to Protect West Vancouver
New Pipeline Fights Flooding and Erosion in a Growing Region
The first consideration for preventing flooding and erosion from stormwater runoff in this upscale and...
Un-Complicating the Stabilization Selection Process – Part I
Selecting the right material for channel and bank stabilization is critical, but the selection process is often complicated by limited performance criteria, abundance of...
Protect Soil Slopes & Walls with GEOWEB® 3D Soil Confinement
Soil slopes are naturally susceptible to erosion and soil walls need to be fortified against settlement, surcharge loading and collapse. Failure of slopes can...
Engineer Optimizes 25.5-Foot-Tall Gravity Retaining Wall
When excavation for a retaining wall at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, opened up a geotechnical can of worms, engineer Clint Hines,...