Case Studies
Three newly constructed bridges on Interstate 80 showed significant settlement on the approach slabs within a relatively short time after construction. The pavement was in...
Brace Hall is a 110 year old, three story structure sitting in the shadow of Memorial Stadium on the University of Nebraska campus. During recent renovations, the...
The Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad (BPRR) is a 368 mile long, class II railroad operating from Butler, PA to Buffalo, NY carrying commodities such as paper, petroleum,...
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) observed that three section-lengths of the southbound lanes of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway (SR1) had settled...
The Jacksonville Utilities Authority contacted Alpha Foundation Specialists regarding a high-traffic bridge approach which was experiencing settlement. An eight (8) to 12...
I.E.I. Barge Services planned for a new overhead conveyor system to extend from a proposed rail/truck receiving pit to two material handling buildings at the facility. The...
New owners of a 250-unit apartment complex planned for a multi-million-dollar renovation, prompting a re-inspection of all buildings on the property by the local municipality....
January 2016 -- Florida State University planned to enclose the south end of Doak Campbell Stadium to create the Champions Club Level which will offer over 5,000 premium seats,...
A proposed environmental treatment plant would include two main structures with building footprints of 1,980 and 3,200 square feet. The buildings would be located downslope...
After the 2008 flood events in eastern Iowa, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reevaluated the 100 and 500 year floodplains for the affected area. As a result,...
Oak Hall is a five-story building on the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) campus. Up to three inches of differential settlement was observed between the building’s...
A sanitary sewer forcemain was planned along an existing roadway. A 280 meter long section of the forcemain would include two 200 millimeter (nominal 8”) PVC...
Wainwright Hall at the Fort Riley Military Reservation in north central Kansas was constructed in 1889. A 50-foot-long by 10-foot-wide porch in the southeast corner of the...
The renovation of a 15,000-square-foot building was planned at the Bowe Machine facility. New foundations were required at 39 new column locations and for a large...
The 70-foot-long by 40-foot-deep “bump-out” section of the library experienced differential settlement relative to the main structure and along its exterior...
