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Pumping Test on Hudson Valley Potable Water Wells
GEODesign, Inc. recently managed a 72-hour pumping test on two candidate potable water wells for a development client in the Hudson Valley. The purpose of the test was to determine the practical water yield available from the wells, the effect of pumping on the surrounding bedrock aquifer and whether the water quality met the New…
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2023 New Jersey Devils Group Outing
The New Jersey Devils had a tough, last second loss, with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime. Despite this, folks from the New Jersey and New York offices (joined by Jake Wimett from the Vermont office) had a great evening attending the game.
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S.D. Ireland’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
GEODesign was a sponsor of the annual S.D. Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Parade. For more than 30 years, this has been an annual event in Burlington, Vermont. All proceeds go to the S.D. Ireland Cancer Research Fund with 100% of funds going directly to cancer research at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Our logo…
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Roslyn Grist Mill Rehabilitation
GEODesign is providing geotechnical engineering and foundation design services for repair of the Roslyn Grist Mill in Roslyn, New York. The mill is a timber framed structure which was originally built in the mid 1700s. It is being raised and rehabilitated for use as an educational visitor’s center. The new concrete foundations and sill plates…
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Repair of Town Road Sliding Failure in Weybridge, Vermont
Gooseneck Bend Road, located in Weybridge, Vermont experienced sliding failure. GEODesign worked with Dubois & King (site civil engineer) to design a stabilization to be constructed with FEMA funds. Key challenges included avoiding archaeologically sensitive areas and wetland areas, installing the rip-rap key below river level using stream diversion and dewatering measures, and accessing the…
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Congratulations to Dylan Carlson on Passing his PE Exam
We’re excited to share the news that Dylan Carlson passed his Professional Engineering exam. We are very proud of you, Dylan!
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Happy Holidays from GEODesign
On December 3rd, GEODesign held our annual holiday party. This year, all five offices came together at the Empire Steak House in New York City. As you can see in the video montage, it was a lively event! We wish all of our employees and clients a happy and healthy holiday and new year.
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GEODesign Wins 2023 ACEC-CT Engineering Excellence Award for Washout Repair Design
In September 2021, Hurricane Ida caused an area of TPC River Highlands Golf Course in Cromwell, Connecticut to be washed into the Connecticut River. The washout was 60 feet deep, 90 feet wide and 75 feet long. In addition, a section of railroad track was left dangling precariously over the washout and an underground jet…
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Van Wyck Expressway Widening – Atlantic Avenue Bridge
GEODesign, working for a contractor, designed this complicated SOE system for replacement of the Atlantic Avenue Bridge over the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. The project is part of an overall multi-phase effort to add a lane in both directions to the Van Wyck for improved access to JFK airport. The entire bridge will be…
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Landslide repair in Oregon City
This site has experienced several slides. Previous owners implemented drainage and erosion control solutions that ultimately failed. GeoMechanics was hired to design this system of tied-back drilled shafts to reinforce the slope.
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Lots going on in Harlem
Lots going on in Harlem where we designed and are inspecting CFA piles, caissons, soil cement mixed walls, and cantilevered soldier pile walls, while assisting in protecting the adjacent buildings.
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Historic Rivoli Theater Borings Lead to Pit Underpinning Design
We performed borings in the historic Rivoli Theater in Pendleton, OR for an underpinning design. Structural drawings originally called for pile underpinning to lower the footing for a new orchestra pit but we found bedrock just a few feet down. Now this is being redesigned with pit underpinning.
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CFA Piles in Upper Manhattan
We are inspecting over 675 CFA piles for a high rise residential building in upper Manhattan. We have collaborated across offices to get this work done. Thanks to everyone for your assistance and perseverance on this large project!
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Slope Stabilization along Oregon’s Tualatin River
Permanent tied back soldier pile and lagging wall were used to stabilize these properties with great views of the river. Piles were driven 50 feet to the bedrock.
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Celebrating Karen Olsen’s 25th Anniversary with GEODesign
Congratulations to Karen Olsen who reaches her 25th anniversary at GEODesign this month! Karen is an Administrative Assistant in our Connecticut office.
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Fixing a 10 Foot Oops in a Ridgefield Washington Basement
A structural engineer previously designed an 18 foot basement, located in Ridgefield, Washington, for only 8 feet. We fixed it with a combination of helical piles, light weight cellular concrete fill, and a proper drainage system.
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Congratulations to Staff Engineer Besart Hoxha!
Congratulations to Besart Hoxha for breezing through the EIT exam. Besart is a staff engineer in our Connecticut office. Besart graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
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GEODesign Moves its Vermont Office to Montpelier!
On July 1, GEODesign, Inc. moved to a state-of-the-art, riverfront office building along the Winooski River in beautiful Montpelier, Vermont. The new location, situated between Barr Hill Distillery and the Hunger Mountain Co-op, received an Excellence in Architecture award for its design and landscape integration upon its completion in 2005. This investment marks an…
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CT Building Congress 2022 Project Team Award First Place: Large K-12 School Category
On June 14, 2022, GEODesign was part of a design/build team which won first place in the Connecticut Building Congress (CBC) Large K-12 School category. The award was for the Stratford High School 2021 Renovation/Addition Project. The $126M, 240,000 square foot project included a new 127,000 square foot west wing and extensive demolition and reconstruction…
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2022 ACEC-CT Engineering Excellence Award Winners
GEODesign is proud to announce we are a winner of the 2022 ACEC-CT Engineering Excellence Award for our URBY Stamford project. Winners were honored at an EEA Awards Dinner held June 7, 2022.
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