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Little Beaver Releases Lone Star LS T1 Geotechnical Drill

Solid stem augers are available in 3- to 8-inch diameters, and the unit is capable of drilling 6-inch boreholes down to 100 feet.

April 8, 2014

The Lone Star LS T1 Geotechnical Drill from Little Beaver gives contractors a rugged and dependable drill for standard penetration tests (SPT) and sampling through tough soils in nearly any environment.

HDD Tackles the Mississippi

Alexis Brumm

April 1, 2014

Crossing underneath the Mississippi River using horizontal directional drilling sounds like it could be something out of a driller’s fairy tale. Pipeline owner, Boardwalk Louisiana Midstream, made that fairy tale a reality.

Drillers Have a Lot to Talk About

Jeremy Verdusco

April 1, 2014

I have a soft spot for human achievement. We engineer, drill and tunnel ourselves out of some of the hardest problems imaginable. This month, we write about a project that installed a pipeline for brine under the Mississippi River.

Hayward Baker Makes Ground Improvements in Ohio River Bridges Project

Keller Group Company uses vibro replacement stone columns and rigid inclusions to improve the ground

March 24, 2014

Testing allowed Hayward Baker to have real-time data on ground stresses, pore water pressure and settlement.

DFI Elects New Members to Board of Trustees

Foundation drilling, engineering group expands leadership, global scope

March 20, 2014

European, Mideast and India chapter members also join expanded board.

Caisson Drilling Begins at Manhattan's Hudson Yards

Foundation drilling project is basis of huge New York development

Jeremy Verdusco

March 19, 2014

Massive project involves building an entire neighborhood in Manhattan above a busy railyard.

DFI Selects Hal Hunt Lecturer for Annual Conference

Paul W. Mayne is a professor of geosystems engineering at Georgia Tech

March 19, 2014

He's expected to share expertise on in-situ testing, geotechnical site characterization and other topics.

DFI Names Committee Chair for Landslides, Slope Stabilization

Professor Currently Works with FHWA in Washington

March 17, 2014

DFI’s technical committees focus on issues specific to subsets of the deep foundations and excavation sectors.

Atlas Copco Releases FlexiROC T45 Surface Drill Rig

Company Says It Uses Half the Fuel of its Predecessor

March 14, 2014

Operators can adjust airflow and dust collector fan speed to match working conditions, and the engine and compressor fall in line.

Nominations Sought for 2014 DFI Awards

The honors recognize service, projects in foundations sector

March 13, 2014

Professionals are invited to nominate peers working in foundation drilling, engineering.

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