Innovative use of deep soil mixing to support a bridge pier on under-consolidated clays.
Category: Projects
SR 264 Second Mesa: GeoFoam Wall
The SR264 Second Mesa project was dubbed a “rockfall containment and safety” project by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The previously existing rock slopes were hazardous and ditch widths […]
I17 Anthem: MSE Abutment Repair
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) retained NCSG to provide the geotechnical recommendations for the emergency repair of an MSE wall at an overpass of Interstate 17 (I17) near Anthem […]
Kino Parkway: Veterans Memorial Overpass
Pima County Department of Transportation (PCDOT) has rebuilt the Veterans Memorial Overpass in Tucson , Arizona. The contracting company performing the construction submitted a value-engineering (VE) proposal to replace all […]
SR 89A Banjo Bill: Anchored Micro-pile Wall
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) retained NCS GeoResources, LLC (NCSG) to provide the geotechnical recommendations for the final design of the SR 89A Banjo Bill Rockfall Containment Project in […]
SR 89A Jerome: Emergency Wall Repair
Due to heavy rainfall, a dry-stacked rock wall experienced partial failure in the area of Jerome, an old mining town on Highway 89A between Prescott and Flagstaff. This failure undermined […]
Mt. Lemmon Highway: Emergency Repairs
The 2006 monsoon season was the 6th wettest on record for the Tucson Arizona area. The worst storm to hit the region was on July 31 of 2006. Ground already […]
University of Arizona Science Center
For a concept level study, the University of Arizona (UA) contracted with NCSG to provide geotechnical recommendations for one of the most unique structures that was planned in Tucson or […]
I10 Widening: St. Marys Road to 29th Street
Since the 1990s, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is widening the existing Interstate 10 (I-10) going through Tucson from six to eight lanes to cope with the increased traffic […]
I17 Widening: Phoenix to Black Canyon City
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is widening the existing Interstate 17 (I17) between Downtown Phoenix and Black Canyon City. The first phase of the project called for widening of […]