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Braun Intertec COVID-19 Preparedness Update

Greetings clients and employee owners, I want to update you on the steps we are taking to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our priority will always be the health and safety of our employee owners, clients, and the communities...

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March 31, 2021

Digitizing Earth: Geospatial Tools from GPS to Drones in AEC and Environmental Applications

When: Thursday, May 13th @ 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. (CDT) Where: GoToWebinar Geospatial technology is rapidly evolving. Recent advancements have seen the proliferation of platforms and systems that make implementation and usage easier than ever. In spite of this, the potential for mistakes during the selection and implementation process remains high. What is the optimal balance between speed of implementation and flexibility? Will mobile data collection integrate smoothly with other company systems? When do drones deliver the biggest efficiency gains? Join us on May 13th with our Geospatial to learn about some of the recent advancements in this field and how...

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March 30, 2021

What Does “Air Help” Really Mean?

We encounter many questions when it comes to air: What might one mean when they say air?  Is your air a potential concern for your employees?  Is your air a concern for the environment?  Are your processes or daily activities at your facility emitting contaminants into the air?  Are you emitting too much contamination into the air?  Air means many things to many people – it surrounds us all; we need it to survive but it can also make us sick.  From an environmental perspective, “air help” can mean vapor encroachment or fence line monitoring.  From a permitting and compliance...

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March 29, 2021

Accounting for Soil Consolidation in Your Structural Design

Ever notice cracking in a building facade, or a door sticking in the frame? Or an uneven slab or damage to utilities entering a structure or equipment?  Often the guilty culprit is consolidation settlement of the soils supporting the foundation.  Realizing the potential for soil consolidation at a site during the design phase of a project can mitigate costly future issues associated with total and differential settlement of a foundation system. Soil Matrix To understand soil consolidation, first we need to recognize the make-up of the soil matrix undergoing volume change. As shown in the figure below, soil is made...

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March 25, 2021

Navigating the Invisible World of Air: Exposure Assessments to Permitting

When: Thursday, April 22nd @ 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. (CDT) Where: GoToWebinar When a client requests “air help”, what does that really mean? Air can mean many things to many different people.  From the environmental, permitting and compliance, or safety and industrial hygiene perspectives, assessing what type of air assistance is needed requires an understanding of goals you are trying to accomplish and the data you are wanting.  Whether you are suspecting or want to prevent vapor intrusion, require permitting to utilize equipment within emissions permitted by regulatory standards, or want to keep your employees safe from hazardous particles...

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March 31, 2021

Digitizing Earth: Geospatial Tools from GPS to Drones in AEC and Environmental Applications

When: Thursday, May 13th @ 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. (CDT) Where: GoToWebinar Geospatial technology is rapidly evolving. Recent advancements have seen the proliferation of platforms and systems that make implementation and usage easier than ever. In spite of this, the potential for mistakes during the selection and implementation process remains high. What is the optimal balance between speed of implementation and flexibility? Will mobile data collection integrate smoothly with other company systems? When do drones deliver the biggest efficiency gains? Join us on May 13th with our Geospatial to learn about some of the recent advancements in this field and how...

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March 25, 2021

Navigating the Invisible World of Air: Exposure Assessments to Permitting

When: Thursday, April 22nd @ 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. (CDT) Where: GoToWebinar When a client requests “air help”, what does that really mean? Air can mean many things to many different people.  From the environmental, permitting and compliance, or safety and industrial hygiene perspectives, assessing what type of air assistance is needed requires an understanding of goals you are trying to accomplish and the data you are wanting.  Whether you are suspecting or want to prevent vapor intrusion, require permitting to utilize equipment within emissions permitted by regulatory standards, or want to keep your employees safe from hazardous particles...

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March 24, 2021

Why Settle? Understanding and Estimating Soil Consolidation

When: Thursday, April 22nd @ 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. (CDT) Where: GoToWebinar One of the most important parameters affecting the overall performance of a ground-supported foundation is settlement. Settlement, or vertical soil movement, can exceed tolerable limits for a foundation, resulting in costly damages and/or loss of use for a structure. Many factors influence the amount of settlement that can occur, including soil stratigraphy, groundwater levels, area fill, structural loading, and load geometry. Utilizing information gathered from geotechnical laboratory tests, estimates of settlement can be calculate using theories of consolidation in conjunction with civil and structural information provided by...

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March 30, 2021

What Does “Air Help” Really Mean?

We encounter many questions when it comes to air: What might one mean when they say air?  Is your air a potential concern for your employees?  Is your air a concern for the environment?  Are your processes or daily activities at your facility emitting contaminants into the air?  Are you emitting too much contamination into the air?  Air means many things to many people – it surrounds us all; we need it to survive but it can also make us sick.  From an environmental perspective, “air help” can mean vapor encroachment or fence line monitoring.  From a permitting and compliance...

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March 29, 2021

Accounting for Soil Consolidation in Your Structural Design

Ever notice cracking in a building facade, or a door sticking in the frame? Or an uneven slab or damage to utilities entering a structure or equipment?  Often the guilty culprit is consolidation settlement of the soils supporting the foundation.  Realizing the potential for soil consolidation at a site during the design phase of a project can mitigate costly future issues associated with total and differential settlement of a foundation system. Soil Matrix To understand soil consolidation, first we need to recognize the make-up of the soil matrix undergoing volume change. As shown in the figure below, soil is made...

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March 22, 2021

The Innocent Owner Program and Handling Contamination on a Property Caused by an Off-Site Source

Are you responsible for environmental contamination on your property that was caused by a release from an off-Site property? Do you own a property that has become contaminated by a release from an off-Site source?  Or have you encountered recognized environmental conditions (RECs) associated with an off-Site source during the due diligence phase of a property acquisition and you are unsure what will be required to address potential contamination? These are common questions property owners and developers may face while trying to redevelop properties that have become contaminated due to hazardous chemicals migrating in soil and/or groundwater onto their property...

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January 29, 2020

Advancements in Deep Foundations: Augered Cast-In-Place Piles

Located in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, the Block 9 Redevelopment project site contains highly-compressible soils in the upper 100 feet with groundwater about 10 to 15 feet below the existing ground surface. The owner prohibited using driven piles to avoid disturbing neighbors of the project and historically, drilled shafts are used in Fargo as a reduced noise and vibration alternative to driven piles. However, developments over the last 20 to 30 years in drilling equipment, load testing and integrity testing resulted in the project team identifying augered cast-in-place piles as a suitable alternative for this project. To reduce the risks...

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February 13, 2018

Structure Support On Laterally Swept Piles

Anyone who has observed a significant number of piles has seen that, inevitably, the pile is not perfectly straight after driving. In spite of the best efforts of contractors, there are a whole host of reasons for piles to end up out-of-plumb or to have a curve, sometimes referred to as pile sweep. For two, recent projects with numerous swept pile, the available research was determined to be limited in application given the investigated pile sizes, lengths and measured sweep. As a result, the project team chose to perform static load testing to evaluate the ultimate resistance of the swept...

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September 27, 2017

Oil Well Pad Landslide Repair

Abstract: A wetter than usual spring season caused numerous landslides in the Badland Region of North Dakota, including the failure of the Mormon Butte oil well platform after thirty years of active service. This case study will detail the site investigation, design, and construction of a geologically sensitive site located on U.S. Forest Service land. The main concern was how much failed soil could be removed without compromising the well. Analyses were performed to determine a safe temporary slope to allow for the removal of some of the failed soils. To read more on how the platform was completed and...

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