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> Burlington
Waterfront Housing PDF
Burlington, Vermont
A 5-story apartment building on a site containing unstable slopes which had resulted in a 15-inch settlement of neighboring Depot Street. In addition to determining soil-bearing capacity, the 2-phase geotechnical investigation involved slope stability analyses, concept development and design review. |
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> Bay
Road Stabilization PDF
Colchester, Vermont
The road edge
and guardrail along a 110-foot section of Bay Road began to settle
(>3”/year) shortly after re-construction in the early
1990’s. The geotechnical investigation involved soil borings
and slope stability analyses. The design repair scheme utilized
25-foot anchored sheetpiling. |
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> Burlington Waterfront Park Boardwalk and Promenade PDF
Burlington, Vermont
The focal
point of Burlington’s Waterfront Park is a 700-foot long
shoreline boardwalk and promenade north of the Burlington Boathouse.
The 16’-wide boardwalk is an at-grade structure providing
access to the shoreline; the promenade is a pile-supported structure
extending out over the water. |
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Route
127 Ramp Stabilization
Burlington, Vermont
In 2001, an
80-foot section of roadway embankment failed. In addition, a new
bike path was to be constructed in 2 years; this would worsen
the slope during construction. The project involved analysis and
design of cantilevered sheetpiling to provide temporary and permanent
stabilization. |
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Circumferential
Highway (Segments A & B)
Williston, Vermont
Numerous cut
and fill analyses for the Williston portion of the proposed highway.
Embankment fill analyses (settlement and stability) for 2 crossings
and a fill over the Williston landfill. Pile analysis for bridge
abutments. Bearing and settlement analysis for a tunnel and bike
path MSE wall. |
