Construction Control for Earth and Rockfill Dams
Technical Engineering and Design Guides, as adapted from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 27 This manual provides critical guidance for constructors...

Rockfill Dams

Rockfill Dams

Defending Rockfill Dams

Proposed Pier Scour Procedure for Rock Formations

The Erodibility Index: Practical Aspects

Prototype Scour Experiments in Simulated Fractured Rock and Granular Media

Prototype Validation of Erodibility Index for Scour in Fractured Rock Media

Gully Stabilization Methods Utilizing Launching Stone

Drainage Capacity of Stone Columns or Gravel Drains for Mitigating Liquefaction

Rock Dam Revitalization
Sometimes restoring an area to a natural appearance requires a little artificial help. When the city of Longmont, Colo., began creating the St. Vrain Greenway, a park and recreation area...

Cliffside Correction
Construction of a 10 km sewer collector in Valpara�so, Chile, came to a halt due to construction difficulties experienced during pipe jacking operations. Analysis revealed not only construction...

Geosynthetically Reinforced Vegetation: Providing an Effective, Economical and Aesthetically Pleasing Alternative to Rock Riprap

Grouting of TBM Rock Tunnels for the Los Angeles Subway

Alaska's Last Link
Alaska's Seward Highway has been upgraded this past year. The last section of the highway dates back to the state's early mining days in the Kenai Peninsula,...

Stone Columns Shore Up Harbor Bottoms

Measurement of Displacement Field by Matching Method and Observation of Strain Localization in Soft Rock

Securing the Stone
To prevent spalling at edges on thin stone veneer, engineers who design stone cladding pay special attention to the connection details. Kerf clips, 100-150 mm long, that distribute load...

Rock Delays Tunnel Boring in Queens

Calendar: Bridges 1998 Calendar
Featured bridges are: C&O R.R./Lafayette Street Underpass Bridge (VA); Clear Creek Bridge (UT); Stoneman Bridge (CA); Marble Fort Bridge (CA); Rocky Mountain Viaduct (VA); Smokemont...

 

 

 

 

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