Tag: Technical Excellence

I had the opportunity to present at the ASCE COPRI Ports ’16 conference earlier this week in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was presenting a paper on some work we did in the Port of Tacoma for a pier upgrade. “Existing Pile Foundation Evaluation for Pier Upgrade” was the official title, the sub-title would have been […]

GeoEngineers harnessed cutting-edge modeling to assist with the deepest excavation in New Orleans history, and protect the city from future disasters. Constructors for the Permanent Canal Closure and Pumps project recently completed excavation for the 17th Street, London Avenue, and Orleans Avenue Canal Pump Stations, the heart of New Orleans’ ambitious storm-resiliency program. GeoEngineers provided […]

In the wake of recent rain events and flooding throughout Missouri, it’s important to think about the increased risk of sinkholes and other hazards following storms. Karst systems, which form within soluble rocks like limestone, are especially affected by sudden significant rainfall. If you live or own property in a karst region, you should be […]

Like it or not, change is coming. New, more stringent clean air regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reshape business in a number of industries in the coming decades. Whether you’re in transportation, manufacturing or energy, taking steps now to plan for compliance is vital to avoid costly last-minute emission reduction strategies or […]

This year, GeoEngineers is proud to mark 50 years of doing business in Louisiana. We are lucky our history includes some legends in Louisiana engineering, and many of these legends are still working in our GeoEngineers office, mentoring the next generation. We realize we didn’t reach this anniversary on our own. We are grateful for […]

GeoEngineers is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first Direct Pipe® crossing of a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-regulated levee. The 48-inch-diameter pipeline stretches for more than a half-mile crossing under the Sabine Neches Waterway and the levee and railroad tracks in Port Arthur, Texas. It will bring water from Port Arthur […]

It was recently brought to my attention (I feel late to the game) that “Art” was added last year to educational curricula focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), creating a sub-group called STEAM. This is fantastic news. As both an artist (guitarist) and a scientist (geology), I believe when you connect engineering and […]

The federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sets regulations to: Protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal Conserve energy and natural resources Reduce the amount of waste generated Ensure that wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner Many people who work in environmental management or with natural […]

GeoEngineers’ technology team created an interactive whale-tracking map of the waters surrounding Hawaii that has received national attention this past week, including being named WIRED magazine’s “Science Graphic of the Week.” Other publications such as Huffington Post, Gizmodo, Fast Company, and local Hawaiian news channel KITV have done stories about the map, calling it “hypnotically beautiful.” […]

A few months ago I had the pleasure of meeting Nikki Heck, an environmental advisor for AltaLink, at the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee conference in Cape May, NJ. In the video above, she tells the story of how she came to introduce the first avian protection plan in Canada on behalf of AltaLink, Alberta’s […]