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Author: Jon Sinnreich

Augercast Piles in Florida – A Trip Down Memory Lane

Augercast Piles in Florida – A Trip Down Memory Lane

Jon SinnreichJune 14, 2022June 14, 2022Leave a comment
ACIP (augered cast-in-place); APG (augered pressure-grouted); CFA (continuous flight auger).  Whatever you choose to call them, augercast piles have been...
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Signal and Noise

Signal and Noise

Jon SinnreichFebruary 21, 2022January 25, 20231 Comment
It took many years into my geotechnical instrumentation career to realize just how lucky I had gotten with my industry’s...
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Hands-On

Hands-On

Jon SinnreichJuly 28, 2021July 30, 2021Leave a comment
Dr. Duane Ellifritt, who taught our undergrad Steel Design class at the University of Florida, was in his 60’s when...
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Parallel tracks – Evolution of a method and a career

Parallel tracks – Evolution of a method and a career

Jon SinnreichFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021Leave a comment
In the spring of 1998, my graduation date from the University of Florida was fast approaching and I had to...
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The Equivalent Top Load Curve – a snapshot

The Equivalent Top Load Curve – a snapshot

Jon SinnreichNovember 18, 2019June 20, 2022Leave a comment
Everyone’s familiar with the mechanical shutter noise made by a camera.  We’re so conditioned to this sound because it signifies...
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The Italian Job

The Italian Job

Jon SinnreichJune 17, 2019November 12, 2020Leave a comment
I was in the middle of a long, boring car drive recently and started daydreaming how nice a comprehensive high-speed...
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Innovating in Atlanta

Innovating in Atlanta

Jon SinnreichMay 22, 2019April 16, 2020Leave a comment
LTC was recently engaged to perform a load test on a mixed-use development currently under construction in the West Midtown...
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Finding Value in Deep Foundation Test Results

Finding Value in Deep Foundation Test Results

Jon SinnreichMarch 11, 2019April 16, 2020Leave a comment
Imagine running a successful load test (loading system maximum capacity reached, all instruments functioned, data analysis produced sensible results), only...
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A Different Kind of Load Test

A Different Kind of Load Test

Jon SinnreichMarch 6, 2018August 16, 2021Leave a comment
Recently, a pedestrian bridge over the Vltava River in my home town of Prague, Czech Republic collapsed.  Several people were...
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Repairing a Crane with a Chicken, and Voodoo Logic (or, why two is sometimes better than three)

Repairing a Crane with a Chicken, and Voodoo Logic (or, why two is sometimes better than three)

Jon SinnreichMarch 6, 2018November 12, 2020Leave a comment
That’s how they do it in Benin (fixing cranes that is).  Back in 2002 a new roadway bridge was under...
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