Failure is never an option for critical projects. GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintain critical dam integrity.
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Precision Blasting
When blasting puts you between a rock and a hard place with your neighbors, call GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech to monitor the situation.
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When demolition and construction for a seismic retrofit shook things up at the Alfred E. Smith Building, concerns for the Historic Lobby loomed. GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech brought confidence and stability, allowing successful completion of the project.
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When INTECH Construction, Inc. needed to demolish the existing Locust Club building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to make room for the Curtis Institute of Music, they called GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech to monitor the situation.
Continue reading “INTECH Contruction Inc.”Berks Products, Ontelaunee Quarry
When Mother Nature brings an unexpected challenge to your project or operation, drilling alone may be cost-prohibitive and ineffective. Geophysical studies can quickly develop large visuals of subsurface information, allowing further drilling operations to be highly cost-effective and time efficient.
Continue reading “Berks Products, Ontelaunee Quarry”Bahama Rock
Being a good neighbor means keeping noise to a minimum. And when you are the largest mining operation in the Bahamas, you bring in a partner like GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech to help you understand the situation and find a solution.
Continue reading “Bahama Rock”Devon Tower
GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech has the monitoring technology to help you stand tall, with confidence and stability, allowing your project to tower above the competition.
Continue reading “Devon Tower”Shell Oil
When Shell Oil Company prospects for future oil reserves, the locations that are geologically promising often interface with residential communities or individual properties. The Shell management team realized that they needed expert advice, so they called GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech.
Continue reading “Shell Oil”Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a federal corporation, is the nation’s largest public power company. It operates fossil fuel, nuclear and hydropower plants. When the Cumberland facility needed to build new scrubbers and install a series of Induced Draft Fans (I.D. Fans) in its power plant, they contacted GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech for structural dynamic engineering services.
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Slope stability is a major concern if the only thing between your mine and the Suriname River is an embankment of sand, especially if critical reserves require blasting in close proximity to the embankment. To keep the ore flowing out of the mine, GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech was brought in to establish vibration criteria and develop blast design recommendations to minimize the impact on the sand embankment.
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