Bangkok Blue Line Extension Project, Contract 2 – Thailand
The MRT (Metropolitan Rapid Transit) Blue Line is being extended.The extension is expected to be completed in 2017 and by then the Blue Line will become a loop line around the centre of Bangkok, with the part on the western side of the Chao Praya River mainly being an elevated system and the other half […]
Istanbul Strait Road tube crossing project – Turkey
Istanbul Strait Road Tube Crossing Project is based in Istanbul and includes tunnel construction, road widening, access ramps and an upgrade of the current operational management and control systems. The intended purpose of this project is to provide a bi-directional, safe, robust, reliable, comfortable, durable and uninterrupted transportation of light vehicles under the Istanbul Strait […]
Sogamoso hydroelectric project – Colombia
Sisgeo worked on the hydroelectric project on Sogamoso river, through Monitoriza, a company of Sisgeo group. Sisgeo supplied and installed all the equipments necessary for this project, located in the north-western area of Colombia, at about 40 km from Bucaramanga. The project concerns the building of a dam 190mt high and 300mt long, of a […]
Monitoring works for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games – Russia
Sisgeo, thanks to the collaboration with its Russian partners AGT Systems and GPIKO, furnished and installed all the equipments necessary to monitor the most important road and railway works that are under construction in Sochi area, that is the neural centre of 2014 Winter Olympics.The monitored works are: retaining walls for the protection of roads, motorways […]
El Quimbo Hydroelectric project – Colombia
Impregilo is realising in Colombia the hydroelectric power plant of El Quimbo on Magdalena river (in Huila region), on behalf of EMGESA, that is the biggest electric company of the country. The agreement is worth about 250ml of euro. The power plant will have an installed capacity of 400MW. The project includes the building of […]
Sakhalin-2 project Russia
The Sakhalin II project is an oil and gas development project on Sakhalin Island and immediately offshore, in the Sea of Okhotsk, from two fields: Piltun-Astokhskoye and Lunskoye. Piltun-Astokhskoye is primarily an oil field, and Lunskoye is primarily a gas field. The project has been met with heavy criticism over the potential environmental impact, which […]
Cleaning-up project of Panama City and Bay
The cleaning-up project of Panama City and Bay includes: Construction of Health Service networks Construction and rehabilitation of Collectors and Drive lines Interceptor system Plant for wastewater treatment. These elements will be developed to collect, transport and treat wastewater of Panama City which is currently discharged directly into the bay or rivers and streams in […]
FAQ#036 – Which is the right mix for inclinometer casing grouting?
There is not an exact ratio for each kind of soil. It depends from many factors that could change for every geological and geotechnical situation. Anyway the grouting should be similar to the soil even if is not really possible to match both characteristics. Approximate Cement/Water/Bentonite mix ratio are: – for hard and medium soil: […]
FAQ#026 – What can we do when the inclinometer casing ‘float’ during installation?
If the water filled casing is lighter than grout backfill the uplift force of grout varies with the height of the grout column. If the column is short, the uplift force is low and the casing can be held in place by its own weight or with very little down-force applied from the top. When […]
FAQ#023 – For obtaining best results with inclinometer, must the borehole be very close to the vertical?
Borehole should be drilled as close to the vertical as possible, however 2/3 degrees from vertical are normally accepted in specifications.
Brescia Metro Italy
In a northern Italian city named Brescia there is one of the most innovative and complex project of the country: a public railway line of about 14 Km longer, that pass through the historical centre of the city. The progress in opening of all the sites and building obtained nowadays show a general situation of […]
Rome Metro B1 Line Rome, Italy
There is a big work in progress in Rome regarding the realization of a new part of the already existing railway B line named “B1 line”. This new branch deviate from Bologna Station towards Africano and Montesacro area, following the way of Viale XXI Aprile, Piazza Annibaliano, Viale Eritrea, Viale Libia, Via delle Valli reaching […]