GEO Webinar 1
GEO Webinars News Archive Webinar #1: Monitoring Consolidation This webinar was presented May 25th. Topics included: Ground improvement methods Instruments for monitoring consolidation Efficient installation of instruments How monitoring can be automated Case studies and lessons learned Visit our consolidation webpage
Read MoreAlameda Dust
Alameda Dust Adapted from Aeroqual’s case study: Being a Good Neighbor Requires Real-Time Alerts and Defensible Air-Quality Data PDF Link Below Project Catellus is completing a multi-year transformation of a former US Navy facility into a 280 acre, water-oriented, mixed-use development in Alameda, California. Residents have moved into homes, the new school is in session, and…
Read MoreRVM Keeps On Tick’n
News Archive RVM Keeps On Tick’n The RVM is an automated vibration monitor protected by a heavy steel enclosure. The geophone, installed through an opening in the bottom of enclosure, is also protected. This RVM sustained significant damage when struck by a vehicle. The damage is obvious, but the enclosure did its job and the…
Read MoreMultilevel Piezos
Projects ProjectsRecentSettlementExcavationsStructuresWalls & SlopesInfrastructureBridgesTunnelsRailVibrationDustConsolidationPiles Multi-level Piezos at SR12 Caltrans Bay Area is improving a complex highway interchange involving I-80, I-60, and SR12, replacing a bridge and building dedicated connectors and off ramps to reduce congestion. GEO installed multi-level piezometers to monitor the progress of consolidation before construction begins. Ground improvement is required before this SR12…
Read MoreConsolidation Completed
Consolidation Completed GEO installed a consolidation monitoring system at this site in California and relayed all measurements to a secure Quickview website. Keller used a combination of deep dynamic compaction and wick drains to densify and consolidate the soil at the site. The site is now ready for construction of a large warehouse facility. This…
Read MoreWork Sites High & Low
News Archive Work Sites High & Low GEO teams worked high and low this week, deploying a wireless comms station at 4,000 feet above sea level and a hydrostatic level systems at 25 feet below grade. The comms station (left) relays data from piezometers installed at a mine site far below. The hydrostatic level cells…
Read MoreRVMs in Nevada
RVMs Monitor Sheet Pile Installation Four of the six RVMs positioned along the sidewalk adjacent to the work zone. GEO’s rugged vibration monitor (RVM) are deployed at this site in Nevada to monitor vibrations from sheet pile installation. Unlike most other vibration monitors, RVMs can be installed in public locations. The lockable, heavy-weight steel enclosure has…
Read MoreSeatac Utility Upgrade
Seatac Utility UpgradeProject A utility upgrade project at SeaTac’s north terminal required excavations adjacent and below the departure ramp foundation. An AMTS system was selected to monitor for any displacements induced by the excavations. Challenge For the first excavation, AMTS was positioned outside the utility room. For the second excavation, the AMTS was repositioned to…
Read MoreTrack Monitoring System
News Archive Track Monitoring System HSR construction runs parallel to the existing BNSF track GEO completed installation of two tower-mounted, solar powered AMTS systems and 180 rail-clip prisms in just three days. The hot and dusty site work was interrupted by many trains coming through, some a mile long. The track monitoring system will monitor…
Read MoreMeet Zach Boucias
News Archive Meet Zach Boucias Zach Boucias was appointed Central Area Manager in 2022. He works from GEO’s Chicago office, which has provided automated geotechnical instrumentation for notable projects such as Forsyth Pointe in St Louis and the UHS+Beumont Behavior Health Center in Detroit among others. Zach studied civil engineering at Florida State University and…
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