Category: Delivering Success
Rising Above to See What’s Below
April 7, 2021
UAVs Help Terracon Technicians Locate Underground Obstacles on Overgrown Land Navigating multiple acres of dense, thorny brush on foot is a difficult task, even for native wildlife. For technicians hired to locate buried oil and …
Read MoreHistory Unearthed: Archaeologists Help Kentucky Families Connect with Their Past
April 7, 2021
Progress can sometimes result in unintended consequences. The construction of Interstate 65 through Kentucky long ago cut off access to a remote family cemetery near the town of Horse Cave. The small, 50-by-50-foot plot …
Read MoreMapping and Cataloging History
March 8, 2021
Using Modern Technology to Complete an Unprecedented Historical Survey Documentation is essential to keep historical resources from becoming forgotten memories. Historical surveys are a staple for Terracon’s Jacksonville Historical Preservation team, which has performed hundreds …
Read MoreNew Trends in Concrete Reinforcing Steel
March 2, 2021
The cost of maintaining our nation’s infrastructure continues to rise, and material manufacturers are being challenged to provide better quality, more cost effective, and longer-lasting products. Since the 1880s, steel reinforcing has been used to strengthen concrete, …
Read MoreLARGE-SCALE CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT MANAGED EFFECTIVELY USING TARGETID FROM TERRACON
February 25, 2021
Keeping track of all the various activities related to a complex project is always challenging. When the project is a large, next-generation clean energy center, tools that can help coordinate are critical. With a construction …
Read MoreConstruction in the City – First Do No Harm
February 9, 2021
The advice of ancient Greek physician Hippocrates rings true when it comes to heavy construction in a densely populated city: prioritize the protection of the valuable, existing assets and reducing the impact on nearby residents …
Read MoreNot All Cracks are Created Equally
December 29, 2020
When the potential buyers of a property that included a parking structure noticed some unusual cracking in the columns, they decided to have it checked out. This timely action likely prevented a possible life-safety issue, …
Read MoreFinding the Forgotten, But Not Lost
December 2, 2020
Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Look Into The Past It’s not uncommon for clients to come to Terracon to inquire about non-destructive ways to explore below the surface. For example, they may request an “X-Ray” …
Read MoreIt All Started With Just a Crack?
November 12, 2020
As with many projects that seem straightforward at first, the issues uncovered at a Dallas-Fort Worth area strip mall seemed simple. The 1970s-era shopping center project started with a client request after a gypsum wall …
Read MoreUndoing Decades of Brine Contamination in a Few Weeks
November 12, 2020
Thousands of acres of farmland across North Dakota have been dormant for 50 years or longer due to brine contamination from historical oil and gas activities. An unprotected, one-acre brine pond could ruin 10-20 acres …
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