Waste Slope Haul Roads – Landfill

Landfill haul roads

Landfill in Georgia – Access on a landfill site can quickly become a challenge for operators and the necessity to build long-lasting roadways on the waste capable of taking the loads of daily truck traffic without deforming from the wastes’ settling. BLE was presented with the opportunity to design such a haul road for a…

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Arch Culvert & Geogrid Reinforcement Wingwalls

Arch Culvert

Greenville, South Carolina – BLE provided geotechnical exploration, laboratory testing, and construction monitoring and testing for an arch culvert and associated geogrid-reinforced wingwalls providing roadway access to a new landfill area. The arch culvert is approximately 35 feet tall and 200 feet long. The geotechnical exploration indicated that foundation conditions consisted of 6 to 12…

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Underground Storage Tank Closure Assessment

Underground Storage Tank Removal

Liberty, South Carolina – The subject underground storage tanks were located on the property at the southeastern intersection of US Highway 178 and SC Highway 93 in Liberty, South Carolina. With a total of four underground storage tanks, three were removed from the ground and transported off-site, and the fourth tank was closed in-place with…

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SECC Soil Screening & Disposal

Aerial of site

Newton, North Carolina – Our client was installing a new 16-inch diameter water supply line in southeastern Catawba County which paralleled NC HWY 150. Work stopped on the project due to a perceived flammable hazard, which turned out to be highly contaminated soils. BLE was tasked with the following environmental consulting services: 1) sampling and…

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Parking Lot Pavement Evaluation

Pickens County School Bus Parking Lot

Pickens County, SC – The School District of Pickens County established funds to replace the distressed asphalt pavement at the existing school bus parking lot located at 688 Pumpkintown Highway in Pickens, South Carolina. The purpose of the study was to provide an assessment of the existing pavement section, the underlying subgrade condition, and provide…

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Old Toll Road Retaining Wall

Retaining Wall

Asheville, NC – BLE provided geotechnical exploration and construction materials testing services for the design and construction of a 100-foot long by 30-foot tall Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall consisting of Redi-Rock 28-inch facing blocks.  The new retaining wall was built to replace a failed rock wall. A significant feature of this project was the…

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