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Rob Jameson resipient of President Award

Rob Jameson Receives ADSC President’s Award

Rob Jameson has been honored with the ADSC President’s Award for his outstanding contributions to working platform training and education. Congratulations to Rob for his exceptional efforts in advancing Malcolm’s…

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Randy Conrad, Sr. Project Manager

We’re thrilled to introduce Randy Conrad as Malcolm Drilling’s New Sr. Project Manager! Randy brings over twenty years of expertise leading both private equity-owned businesses and international organizations. Randy is…

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Steve Winn Corporate Safety Manager

Promotion of Steve Winn

Malcolm Drilling is pleased to announce the promotion of Steve Winn to the Corporate Safety Manager. We’re thrilled to announce Steve Winn’s well-deserved promotion to the position of Corporate Safety…

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Ground Improvement Rommel Mallari, Malcolm Drilling's New Project Executive

Rommel Mallari, Director of Ground Improvement

Presenting Rommel Mallari, Malcolm Drilling’s New Project Executive – Ground Improvement. Malcolm Drilling is proud to announce that Rommel Mallari has joined our team as an invaluable addition to our…

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Mike Muchard, Chief Geotechnical Engineer

Introducing the newest addition to Malcolm Drilling’s team – Mike Muchard, Chief Geotechnical Engineer – Deep Foundations. Please join us in welcoming Mike Muchard. After obtaining his engineering degree at…

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Mike Robison, Malcolm Drilling Mountain West District Engineer

Introducing Mike Robison, Malcolm’s New District Engineer!

Introducing Mike Robison, Malcolm Drilling’s Newest District Engineer. Mike Robison, a Utah State University graduate, has distinguished himself in the field of civil engineering. With 18 years of experience and…

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Ford Bosk drilled shaft installations

Exciting news from Kentucky!

Exciting news from Kentucky! We’ve successfully completed the installation of the drilled shafts for our first BlueOval Sk Battery building!

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Sean Pearson | Project Manager | Malcolm Drilling

Welcome our newest Project Manager!

We are pleased to welcome Sean Pearson as our newest project manager!

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Digging Deeper with Big Blue Jade

Digging Deeper with Big Blue!

Digging Deeper with Big Blue! Got high water table, limited footprint, and do not want to waste valuable real estate for parking – talk to us!”

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Scott Mcivor General Supervisor Malcolm Drilling

Promotion of Scott Mcivor

Malcolm Drilling is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Mcivor to the general superintendent of ground improvement.

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UW-Platteville Fall 2022 Career Fair

September 29th, 2022 from 3pm - 6pm Ullsvik Hall in Velzy Commons and Nohr Gallery. Looking for an internship, co-op or full time position? Plan to attend on the day... read more
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Engineering & STEM Fair at UW-Madison

September 15th, 2022 from 11am – 5pm College of Engineering Campus (E. Hall Lobby, ME Atrium, ECB Atrium) Recruit engineering and STEM majors at all degree-levels for summer internships, co-ops... read more
th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations

47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations

October 4–7, 2022 Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center We are a proud exhibitor at #DFI47, Oct. 4-7, in National Harbor, Maryland. The DFI 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations... read more
Lindsey Jo Oldenhoff, Marketing Director of Malcolm Drilling

Introducing our New Marketing Director

Malcolm Drilling is pleased to announce the hiring of Lindsey Jo Oldenhoff as its new Marketing Director.

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Robert Small promotion at Malcolm Drilling

Promotion of Robert Small

Robert (Rob) Small has been promoted to Assistant District Manager for the Northern California District at Malcolm Drilling.

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Guide to Working Platforms

Working platforms are used by everyone who accesses a site, so the issues to consider pertain to everyone.The EFFC/DFI Guide to Working Platforms brings together the experiences of the EFFC... read more
Brady Frederick

Promotion of Brady Frederick

We are thrilled to report Brady Frederick has appointed to Vice President, Eastern Region.

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Derrick Peyton

Promotion of Derrick Peyton

We are thrilled to report that Derrick Peyton has been promoted to Vice President and District Manager of Las Vegas.

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Kyle Sansing Promotion

Promotion of Kyle Sansing

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Kyle Sansing to the position of Vice President and Southeast District Manager.

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DFI’s 46th Annual Conference

Noah Miner, P.E. and Jim Glider will be presenting at the upcoming DFI’s 46th Annual Conference on Wednesday, October 13th at 4:45PM (Pacific Time).

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ARTICLES

ENR
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Top 600 Specialty Contractors List 2023

Malcolm Drilling Rises to #2 in ENR's Top 600 Specialty Contractors List...
Brierley Associates
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706 Mission St.

Development in downtown San Francisco continues with taller structures and deeper more complicated basement excavations...
DFI
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The Benefits of Early Contractor Involvement

Proposing the use of a core trade subcontractor to provide preconstruction services...
ENR
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Innovation Leads Underground

Amid tight sites, watery soils and building restrictions, developers find flexibility and value...
ENR
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Laying the Foundation with Energy Piles

The Google Bay View campus, adjacent to NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif...
Foundation Drilling
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Malcolm Drilling Celebrates 60 years

In 1962, John Malcolm founded Malcolm Drilling with a single truck mounted drill rig...
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Top 600 Specialty Contractors List 2022

Malcolm Drilling has been ranked as one of ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors...
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Rescuing Eliza 150 Feet Deep

Just north of Detroit is an 18-mile-long stretch of freeway where the I-75 modernization project lies...
Civil Engineering
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Bridge Scour Protections Bolster Flood Prevention

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has recently finished work on a scour protection project on an existing BNSF Railway bridge...
Foundation Drilling
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Toeing The Line in the Crown of Maine

Approximately a seven-and-a-half-hour drive northeast of Boston gets you to a quiet little border town in Maine called Madawaska...
ENR
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The Skipping Stone of Totem Lake

The Totem Lake Connector Bridge is a pedestrian and bicycle path that connects the bustling city of Kirkland, Wash., with the Cross Kirkland Corridor Trail...
Deep Foundations
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Soil Mixing in San Francisco

“San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality.” So said Paul Kantner of the local ’60s icons, Jefferson Airplane, and his words have still held true...
ENR
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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges

A stunning new 34-story office tower is taking shape in the fast-growing community of Bellevue, Washington.
ENR
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Top 600 Specialty Contractors List 2021

Malcolm has maintained its position in the Excavation/Foundation category amongst firms in the same classification and has ranked 50 in the All Specialty Trades category...
Foundation Drilling
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Climate Pledge Arena

While you may be reminded of the Space Needle or the Amazon Spheres, it is a different landmark that is enshrined in the hearts and minds of locals across the Puget Sound: the Seattle Center Coliseum...
ENR
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Hoback Junction Hwy 191

The section of Highway 191 just north of Hoback, Wyo., sits approximately 65–70 ft above the Snake River.
ENR
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SFPUC

At San Francisco’s Southeast Treatment Plant (SEP), the city’s largest wastewater treatment facility, Malcolm Drilling has begun full operations...
Engineers News
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SFPUC

It's the Headworks project, and it's part of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's (SFPUC's) giant $6.9 billion Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP)...
Foundation Drilling
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Gordie Howe Bridge

Accommodating seismic impacts in foundation design is nothing out of the ordinary. However, when the design is for a stakeholder-critical electric transmission structure...
Civil Engineering
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Chase Center Arena

The Chase Center arena, which opened in 2019, is the capstone in the transformation of San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood.
Foundation Drilling
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Gordie Howe Bridge

The Gordie Howe International Bridge project is an ongoing effort to improve cross-border traffic between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan.
ENR
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Second Narrows Tunnel

Tunneling continues to serve as the answer to an increasing number of challenges facing infrastructure demands today.
ENR
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Climate Pledge Arena

The excavation for the mostly subgrade redevelopment, which has a larger footprint than KeyArena, required undermining the foundations of the 400-ft-square roof.
Deep Foundations
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Chase Center Arena

Chase Center opened in the San Francisco Bay Area in fall 2019 to provide the home court of the Golden State Warriors.
Deep Foundations
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Panel on Soil Improvement by Rigid Inclusions

Rigid Inclusions (RIs) are cementitious columns that are significantly stiffer than the surrounding soil and are used to improve ground performance.
ENR
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Ship Canal

In the bustling seaport city of Seattle, work is steadily advancing on the Ship Canal Water Quality Project, which aims to prevent...
Tunneling Journal
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Second Narrows Tunnel

The Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel is the second of five tunnels that Metro Vancouver is building to increase the resilience and capacity of its system.
ENR
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1028 Market St.

Double Casing Helps Keep BART Tunnel Structures Safe and Operational: Each year, approximately 126 million trips are made on the Bay Area Rapid Transit...
Foundation Drilling
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Oceanwide Center

Situated in the San Francisco downtown financial district, the Oceanwide Center project comprises of two high rise towers.
ENR
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Second Narrows Tunnel

In its 57 years in the foundation business, Malcolm Drilling has done more volume in 2019 than ever before, and we expect that trend will continue over the next few years...
Concrete International
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Flagler Beach

In 2016, the seaside community of Flagler Beach, FL, was one of the many communities severely impacted and battered by Hurricane Matthew.
Tunneling Journal
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Dig Indy Tunnel

Miller and Heinz are very complimentary about the achievements of Malcolm Drilling which has been using its 3.8m oscillator to install the 12-foot (3.7m) diameter cans...
ENR
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Flagler Beach

In October 2016, a category 4 hurricane dubbed Matthew made its appearance with torrential rain, massive storm surges and winds up to 145 mph.
Civil Engineering
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Port of Miami Tunnel

Malcolm installed Brickell City Centre’s perimeter wall using almost 800 overlapping 6 ft diameter DSM columns spaced 4 ft apart on center...
ENR
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Airport Access Shaft

With the significant population growth in the San Francisco Bay area, the Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW)’s wastewater conveyance authority...
ENR
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Top 25 Newsmakers

John Matyasovszky: Successfully Keeping Seattle's Looming Tower From Becoming a Leaning Tower.
Deep Foundations
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181 Fremont Tower

The 181 Fremont Tower is an iconic, new, mixed-use high-rise in the dense urban setting of downtown San Francisco...
ENR
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BNSF Railway Bridge

If heavy flows are released from the Prado Dam near Corona, Calif., bridge abutments on the BNSF Railway Bridge...
Daily Pacific Builder
Daily Pacific Builder cover

181 Fremont Tower

The 2018 Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Outstanding Project Award (OPA) is being awarded to...
Construction Today
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Park Grove

John Moriarty & Associates of Florida (JMA) has been building luxury residential high-rises in the south Florida...
ENR
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Chase Center

Like basketball, foundation projects are a team sport: A group of trained professionals works through challenges to achieve a slam-dunk finish.
ENR
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Top 600 Specialty Contractors List 2017

Malcolm Drilling is quickly climbing up the ranks, as seen in the 2017 Engineering News...
Foundation Drilling
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181 Fremont Tower

The 181 Fremont Tower is a new build mixed-use tower, currently under construction...
Tunnel Business Magazine
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Groundwater and Tunneling

Groundwater will go where it wants to go and will exert hydrostatic pressure at the most inconvenient locations...
ENR
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Fraser Sinkhole

It was a not-so-silent night on Dec. 24, 2016 in Fraser, Mich., when an 11-ft-dia sewer interceptor collapsed...
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Voices of the Industry

Technology is advancing faster and faster. Specialty subcontractors are mostly at the forefront...
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Chase Center

From drilling shafts for new airport construction to waterproofing subgrade spaces...
Deep Foundations
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San Gabriel Trench Project

The Alameda Corridor-East (ACE) Construction Authority awarded a $172.6 million...
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Brickell Flatiron

Malcolm has recently introduced some of the biggest and most powerful equipment of its kind...
T&UC
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SR-99 Recovery Shaft

Mining on Seattle's SR99 tunnel began in July of 2013. Initial mining progressed slowly...
ENR
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500 Folsom

Malcolm is under contract to provide temporary support of excavation for 500 Folsom...
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Voices of the Industry 2016

Leaders of the underground industry speak about challenges and expectations of the coming year.
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Groundwater Battle in Miami

Underground construction in South Florida is difficult due to the high groundwater level...
Foundation Drilling
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Walking on Water

Working to construct a bridge can be difficult, and this bridge was no different...
Brierley Associates
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Creating Space Underground

The 181 Fremont Tower is a new mixed-use tower, currently under construction in the dense...
Tunnel Business Magazine
ENR Brannan cover

The Liquefaction Battle in Variable Ground Conditions

San Francisco’s South of Market (SOMA) district has very complex underground conditions...
ENR
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Projects to Watch

Norris Cut Tunneling Project & Van Ness Campus Hospital and Tunnel & Lake Mead Intake No. 3...
Deep Foundations
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Bertha Rescue Shaft – SR99 Tunnel

Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) started mining on Seattle’s SR99 tunnel on July 30, 2013...
ENR
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Voices of the Industry 2015

Industry leaders and experts speak out about trends, challenges and advancements in underground...
Pile Buck
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Navigating an Active Oil Field

The Gerald Desmond Bridge, located in the Port of Long Beach, California, is a critical link...
Deep Foundations
Deep Foundations Pine cover

Hybrid Shoring Design for an Urban High-Rise Tower

Construction is underway on a 40-story high-rise apartment building development at 815 Pine...
Construction Equipment guide
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Projects to Watch 2014

Located in the heart of Miami, Fla.’s financial district, Brickell City Centre is transforming the downtown...
Daily Pacific Builder
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Level 10 Announces Benchmark Completions

Level 10 Construction, the General Contractor for 181 Fremont Street, announced May 28 that extensive...
Civil Engineering
CE WY Landslide Stabilization cover

Proper Restraint

An innovative way of stopping landslides—using pairs of drilled shafts constructed with casing...
ENR
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Tall Buildings

In earthquake-prone San Francisco, crews are digging up the city's deepest foundation piles...
Tunnel Business Magazine
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Secant Pile Shaft Construction

High groundwater levels combined with variable soil and rock profiles present challenges to the...
ENR
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Digging Deep

Innovative technologies and products drive an increasingly busy foundation sector...
Foundation Drilling
Foundation Drilling SR cover

Secant Pile Wall for Seattle Tunnel

Advanced technology in tunneling machines made a tunnel the viable solution...
Loadtest
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Changing the Skyline in San Francisco

181 Fremont, designed by Heller Manus Architects, will be a mixed use skyscraper...
ENR
ENR SR cover

Soil Mixing for Very Large Shafts in Dune Sands

The under-construction State Route 4 Interchange Improvement Project...
Tunnel Business Magazine
TBM SR GI cover

Ground Improvements for the SR 99 Bored Tunnel

The initial launch of the world’s largest TBM unfortunately has to contend with very soft...
ENR
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Safe and Sound Foundations

Advances in tunnel, trench and other underground solutions...
ENR
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Old Oil Field Hikes Price Tag for Long Beach Port

As the Port of Long Beach, Calif., moves forward with its 10-year, $4-billion modernization program...
Foundation Drilling
Foundation Drilling CRC cover

Columbia River Crossing Test Program

The plan is to construct a new modern concrete structure that would wrap around the...
ENR
ENR POMT cover

Climate Change to Underground Infrastructure

State, regional and local organizations have set aside billions of dollars to initiate major underground...
Innovation
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SR 99 Bored Tunnel

More than three kilometres of 17.5 m diameter tunnel will be constructed beneath Seattle’s downtown...
ENR
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State-of-the-Art

PortMiami Tunnel Raises the Bar for Tunnel Construction in North America.
Tunnel Business Magazine
TBM SR cover

Readying for the SR 99 TBM

The world’s largest TBM gets a lot of the attention when the SR 99 tunnel project in Seattle...
ENR
ENR POMT cover

Port Of Miami Tunnel Project Features

Harriet's cutting face is positioned for west-bound excavation of the second tunnel...
Business Review North America
BRNA Malcolm cover

Malcolm Meets Challenging Projects with Innovation

Malcolm has grown from a single, truck mounted drilling rig business founded in 1962 into...
Foundation Drilling
Foundation Drilling POMT cover

Excavation Support for Miami Tunnel

The Florida Department of Transportation contracted with the Miami Access Tunnel ...
ENR
ENR SRInnovations cover

Digging Deep in 2013

From transportation improvements to infrastructure repairs, replacements and upgrades, this year...
US Builders
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The Mark of a Strong Foundation

Every building needs a strong foundation and John Malcolm established...
Pile Driver
Pile Driver POMT cover

Port of Miami Tunnel

The public-private project is underway.
National Driller
National Driller SR cover

A Parting Shot

Crews in Seattle build the pile wall box that would become the "safe haven" for a boring machine...
North American Tunneling Journal
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Ahead of the Game

Pre-excavation grouting techniques have facilitated the feasibility of a number of recent tunneling...
Deep Foundations
Deep Foundations Doyle Drive cover

Doyle Drive – Extreme Pile Installation

The south access road to San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, known as Doyle Drive or Presidio Parkway...
The Modesto Bee
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Bridge Braced Against Quakes

Seismic retrofit under way on Tuolumne River span – Workers are putting massive casings and rebar into place...
Foundation Drilling
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50 Years Young

Most people reading this article have probably heard of Malcolm Drilling Company, but few know...
Tunnels & Tunnelling
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To Prevent a Pancake

Following the 2001 quake, it was feared that the major incident could cause the fragile Alaskan...
Bauer-Pileco News
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Break-In Plugs for Port of Miami Tunnel

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contracted with the Miami Access Tunnel (MAT)...
Deep Foundations
Deep Foundations POMT cover

Building a Box in a Sponge: Excavation Support

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has a unique transportation project...
Innovation
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Portland TriMet Light Rail Extension

Elevated rail foundation construction required a combined system of drilled shafts...
North American Tunnelling Journal
North American Tunnelling Journal MEGA JET cover

Making it sound for Seattle’s U-Link

THE COMPLEX GEOLOGY and congested underground utilities of Seattle’s Capitol Hill...
New Zealand Geomechanics News
New Zealand Geomechanics News CSM cover

Deep Soil Mixed Walls

A new method of ground modification, cutter soil mixing (CSM), is being evaluated by NZTA...
Geo Strata
Geo Strata CSM cover

World’s Largest Cutter Soil Mixing Tool

The new deep foundation systems for Seattle's current Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement...
Construction Today
Construction Today cover

Strong Foundation

Rarely does the general public think about how excavation and drilling to support a structure...
San Francisco Business Times
Buz cover

S.F. based John Malcolm rises high by digging deep

The condo tower Malcolm Properties built with Lennar at 631 Folsom St. rises 22...
Malcolm Drilling