GE's PCB remediation plan features innovative tunnel design
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Engineers at the General Electric (GE), charged with removing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the Hudson River and its riverbed, have developed a unique tunneling solution. A network of drains from the tunnels would collect PCB-tainted water and a pumping system would convey the contaminated water to GE's riverside treatment plant, which would be expanded as part of the project.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2004
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Massive auto distribution facility expands
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The project was undertaken for the expansion of Union Pacific railroad's facility in Mira Loma, California, which involve grading 200,000 cu yd for construction and paving 64 acres. It was necessary to minimize the distance between the existing tracks and the new unloading tracks to maximize space for auto parking.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2004
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