Seaside Heights, N.J. was already famous for its boardwalk even before the show “Jersey Shore” made it infamous. According to Mayor Bill Akers, as many as 40,000 people come out to visit the tourist attraction on holiday weekends during the warmer months.
Italy's Trevi Group recently accomplished a new feat in slurry walls, hitting a depth of 820 feet (250 meters). The company says it gives designers of major building and infrastructure projects a new tool for their toolboxes.
Robert Bittner, P.E., was recently elected to the position of president of the Deep Foundations Institute's Executive Committee. We spoke with Bittner about his plans for the group, and his views on the foundations industry.
With the help of trenchless technology from Ditch Witch, a Virginia directional driller finished an otherwise impractical trench excavation job for a reclaimed water project.