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Searching to maximize stress reduction ratio with biaxial geogrids and timber piling

August 10th, 2023

Figure 1 Completed modular block retaining wall Some projects almost design themselves. Dense sand? Very stiff clayey soils? Deep groundwater? Well, projects within the collar counties surrounding Cook County and the city of Chicago occasionally encounter a different sort of soil beast: peat and muck. Largely plant-based deposits settled in kettle bogs formed following the […]

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Geosynthetics Conference 2023 short course lineup announced

April 1st, 2022

Jie Han, the Glenn L. Parker Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Kansas, delivers the Dr. Robert M. Koerner Lecture at GeoNashville in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 4, 2021. Photograph courtesy of Mark Skalny/Mark Skalny Photography The Geosynthetics Conference 2023, Feb. 5–8, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo., will host six half-day short courses on […]

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Gannett Fleming names new chairman and new president

January 17th, 2017

Robert Scaer and Paul Nowicki selected to advance growth of the firm Camp Hill, Pa.-based engineering firm, Gannett Fleming, announced in a Jan. 16 press release that it has named two company veterans to its top leadership positions. Robert M. Scaer, P.E., is the new chairman of the board and chief executive officer; and Paul […]

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