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 …
Slope Stabilization Vital to Transportation Safety
News out of Lake Tahoe, Nevada yesterday brings with it an update about a crucial infrastructure project being undertaken by the Nevada Department of Transportation. Because this story might affect some of our clients and potential clients, we thought it should be brought to everyone’s attention. At Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring, we provide geotechnical services …
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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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Micropiles Come to the Rescue For the Corvette Museum
Slope stabilization and micropile technology sometimes come into contact with pieces of American history in ways you wouldn’t expect. At Thorcon Shotcrete and Shoring, we always find that a good geotechnical engineering story—even if it takes place far from Colorado—is worth repeating! Car enthusiasts might remember an incident from a little over a year ago, …
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