Geostructural design is a specialized discipline combining traditional structural engineering with geotechnical expertise to examine how a structure and…
Instrumentation and monitoring can be helpful to development/construction teams in many ways, but the primary intention of any monitoring program is to answer the questions that are critical to the success of the project.
Typically, industry professionals draw on their experience, published data and predictive equations to estimate magnitudes of vibrations to understand how…
Construction activities like utility structure removals, demolition, excavations, compaction, and asphalt placement can generate ground vibrations that have the potential to disturb surrounding structures, and in the case of Arlington Cemetery, monuments, and gravestones.
As a recipient of the ACEC of North Carolina’s 2020 Engineering Excellence Award, we spoke with Principal Engineer Marc Plotkin, PE, D.GE about our work for the Tumbling Creek Road Repair.
Bob, a Chief Engineer with ECS with more than 30 years of experience, recently presented his paper “Design and Repair of a Reinforced Steep Slope, Pinnacle Shopping Center at Tutwiler, Birmingham, AL” at the GeoSynthetics 2019 Conference.
With 2018 going on record as one of the wettest years in recent history, many contractors and owners are wondering how to perform earthwork in these adverse conditions.