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DEEP FOUNDATIONS

5 Key Considerations When Hiring a Helical Pile Contractor for Large Industrial Projects
Hammer-Specific Maintenance Schedules: How to Maximize Pile Driving Uptime and Avoid Costly Mistakes
Mastering Temporary Casing Installation in Unstable and Collapsible Ground

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Dry weep holes after rainfall may indicate that the drainage system has become clogged. When water cannot escape, pressure continues to build behind the retaining wall. Photo Credit: JET Filter System, LLC
5 Signs of Retaining Wall Failure Caused by Hydrostatic Pressure
Real-time multibeam sonar systems provide full seabed coverage, unlike traditional single beam surveys that rely on spaced lines. This allows contractors to identify issues immediately rather than after post-processing. Photo Credit: Measutronics
How Real-Time Survey Data is Transforming Decision-Making on Marine Job Sites
Lift Planning and Safety Best Practices for Waterfront and Barge Crane Operations

GEOTECH ENGINEERING

Advanced, Comprehensive QA/QC Programs: Aiding Accelerated Construction Schedules
Geotechnical Baseline Reports (GBR)
Meeting the Power Grid Challenge: Quality Control for Transmission Foundations with TIP
ECA

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

From the OSHA Files: Pile Driving, Drilling, and Marine Construction Incidents
Why 2026 is the Year to Exit Your Niche Construction Business
Cutting, Welding, and Cylinder Storage

STEEL PILING

High-Modulus Sheet Pile Walls: When and How to Use Them for Deep Excavations
O-Pile® uses steel pipes with welded PilePro® connectors to form a continuous pipe sheet pile wall. Photo Credit: Sheet-Pile LLC
How O-Pile® Improves Bending Moment Capacity in Pipe Sheet Pile Walls
Aluminum sheet piling systems can provide the stiffness of a structural metal while weighing significantly less than traditional carbon steel sheet piles. This combination of strength and reduced weight can simplify handling and installation in waterfront projects. Photo Credit: CMI Limited Co.
How Aluminum Sheet Piling Supports Low-Maintenance Seawalls

PROJECTS

Successful Removal of Historic US 181 Harbor Bridge Center Span
Customized Fender Design for Bytomskie Wharf Expansion at Port of Gdansk, Poland
ShibataFenderTeam Equips New Barge Ramp at Port of Cairns, Australia

INDUSTRY NEWS

Traveling State Of Practice Seminar

Pile Dynamics, Inc. and GRL Engineers will host a one-day seminar covering the Benefits, Methods,…

DSC Delivers Complete Dredge Support

When downtime impacts production, DSC provides the parts, repairs, rebuilds, retrofit solutions, and technical expertise…

High-Strength Seamless Pipe With Savings Up to 25%+

THI Pipe & Piling maintains more than 1 million feet of steel pipe inventory, with…

SuperPile ’26 to Bring Industry Expertise to New Orleans

SuperPile ’26, organized in partnership with ADSC, is scheduled to take place from June 24…

The Real Cost of Hydrostatic Pressure Drainage Failure

When a drainage system fails, the consequences rarely unfold slowly. In most cases, the structures…

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