ACIP (augered cast-in-place); APG (augered pressure-grouted); CFA (continuous flight auger). Whatever you choose to call them, augercast piles have been...
It took many years into my geotechnical instrumentation career to realize just how lucky I had gotten with my industry’s...
Dr. Duane Ellifritt, who taught our undergrad Steel Design class at the University of Florida, was in his 60’s when...
In the spring of 1998, my graduation date from the University of Florida was fast approaching and I had to...
Everyone’s familiar with the mechanical shutter noise made by a camera. We’re so conditioned to this sound because it signifies...
I was in the middle of a long, boring car drive recently and started daydreaming how nice a comprehensive high-speed...
LTC was recently engaged to perform a load test on a mixed-use development currently under construction in the West Midtown...
Imagine running a successful load test (loading system maximum capacity reached, all instruments functioned, data analysis produced sensible results), only...
Recently, a pedestrian bridge over the Vltava River in my home town of Prague, Czech Republic collapsed. Several people were...
That’s how they do it in Benin (fixing cranes that is). Back in 2002 a new roadway bridge was under...