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Drilling Begins on the I-84 Snake River Twin Bridges Project
By Paul Wasser, PE – May 16, 2012
Barge and drill completing a boring for one of the new bridge piers On May 15th GeoEngineers started the second of two ten-day shifts to complete in-water drilling for replacement of two Interstate 84 bridges over the Snake River in Southern Idaho. Tabitha Trosper from the Redmond office has been...
Silver Creek Project Makes the Evening News
By Michael Homza, PE – May 4, 2012
This recent KTVB story highlights the work of GeoEngineers’ Boise office, where we are currently contracted with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to develop designs, secure environmental permits and oversee the construction of the enhancement of Silver Creek near Sun Valley, Idaho. This crystal...
Stress!
By Jonathan Robison, PE – Mar 13, 2012
One way to think about stress is simply load divided by area. This is an interesting concept to consider with regards to emotional health. But what about engineering? In the physical world and built environment, stress is all around us. That’s bad, right? Maybe not. Stress may be handled without...
BA or BE, What’s the Difference?
By Lisa Berntsen, PWS – Jan 13, 2012
People both inside and outside the company ask me at least a dozen time a year about the difference between a Biological Assessment (BA) and a Biological Evaluation (BE). The easiest way to remember is to think about it in this way: The BE is ‘Easy’ and results in a ‘no effect’ and the BA is the...
Geoengineering at a Crossroads
By Dave Cook, LG, CPG – Jan 5, 2012
Here is an interesting read for those with a background, or interest, in earth sciences and engineering... The following is an excerpt from the executive summary of this National Academies Press report, Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in the New Millennium: “The field of...

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