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Slope Stabilization
Projects ProjectsRecentSettlementExcavationsStructuresWalls & SlopesInfrastructureBridgesTunnelsRailVibrationDustConsolidationPiles Monitoring Slope Stabilization GEO installed twelve shape arrays to monitor stabilization work at this landslide site. Photo above shows project project manager and drone pilot, Larry Leone, assisting an installation in early 2018. This drone photo shows the location of all 12 shape arrays. The site has been transformed and…
Read MoreGEO 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 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 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 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…
Read MoreGEO Office in Atlanta Area
News Archive GEO Office in Atlanta Area GEO has established an office in the Atlanta area and appointed David Penn as project manager. GEO’s recent projects in the area include monitoring the Georgia Municipal Association headquarters expansion and various projects requiring monitoring of vibration, pore-water pressure, and slope movement. Contact the Atlanta area office David…
Read MoreGEO Office in Dallas Area
News Archive GEO Office in Dallas Area GEO-Instruments has established an office in the Dallas area. GEO has been active on projects in Texas for several years, monitoring SOE, settlement, and deformation at construction sites across the state. Notable projects include the Rangers Stadium and the Austin Capitol Complex. Seth Bernard was appointed Project Manager…
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News Archive GEO office in Bay Area GEO opened its third California office in June 2020. The Bay Area office will support projects in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, and rest of Northern California. Contact the Bay Area office Installing Dust Monitor Configuring RVM Vibration Monitor
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