At Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring, we believe in providing our customers with a variety of solutions for their shoring and foundation challenges which can fit every budget and time frame. To this end, we offer many slope stabilization options, including the ever-popular and increasingly affordable solution of micropiles. In previous blogs, we’ve covered the cost-effectiveness …
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Soil Nailing and Micropile Solutions
Soil nailing and micropiles are vital techniques for slope stabilization, used to save money and increase safety within confined and restricted spaces. At Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring, we implement both micropiles and soil nailing for our customers seeking custom slope stabilization solutions. From our office in Littleton, Colorado, near Denver, we design each project to meet …
Micropiles the Safe Solution for I-65 Bridge
Micropiles make the news again, this time in a recent solution for an important bridge on a main artery east of the Mississippi: Interstate 65. At Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring, we love a good story of infrastructure repair, safety-focused engineering and micropiles coming to the rescue, so we are excited to bring you this latest …
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Micropiles Key to Winter Mountain Railroad Safety
Summer is often the key season for preparing infrastructure for the fall and winter months ahead. As the writers at Railway Age point out, the winters can be particularly harsh on railroads, especially the ones running through the Rocky Mountains. Winter not only brings heavy weather, but also the rush of traffic from transporting holiday …
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Unfavorable Soil Conditions For Soil Nailing
Last month, we covered some details about the most favorable soil conditions for the use of soil nailing. Today, we’re looking at unfavorable conditions in which we would not advise soil nails. At Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring, our team of engineers reviews each project to ensure that the best method of shoring or slope stabilization is …
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The Best Conditions for Soil Nails in Slope Stabilization
Last month, we discussed the cost-effectiveness of soil nailing as a slope stabilization solution. Now, let’s look at the most favorable conditions for applying this method. At Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring, we design custom solutions to fit each project. From our headquarters in Littleton, Colorado, we have implemented soil nailing processes in many projects within …
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Thorcon’s Variety of Shoring and Stabilization Services
At Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring, we provide a variety of services to Colorado and sates in the surrounding area designed to stabilize structures, improve infrastructure and prevent geotechnical problems. Every single project we work on gets the attention of our team of civil engineers who create custom solutions for each situation. We also guarantee high …
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Soil Nails: Cost-Effective Slope Stabilization
Slope stability engineering is more than just another geotechnical engineering service. It’s a vital part of secure structural engineering which keeps people safe as they go through life in buildings, on roadways, and interact with any variety of infrastructure. Located in Colorado, we at Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring are no strangers to the importance of …
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Our Shoring and Shotcrete Gallery: Worth Thousands of Words!
At Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring, we’re not just interested in talking about our services. We want to show you our finished work as well as our team in action, which is why we’ve included a full gallery on our website. We specialize not only in the application of shotcrete and gunite, but also in engineering …
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