Center for Monitoring of impact of infrastructures on environment, Bucharest – Romania

Under EU financing, a Center for monitoring of impact of infrastructure on environment has been created within Technical University of Bucharest.The project was developed though an International Tender which was awarded to SISGEO. The aim was to provide Technical University with comprehensive list of geotechnical equipment, in order to allow University specialist to deal with […]

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 […]

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, […]

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.

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 […]

Chuquicamata Mine (Codelco), Chile

Chuquicamata is an opencast copper mine, where a relatively poor copper ore is mined in impressive huge amounts. Modern mining and smelting technology allows the usage of such depostits at unrivaled low costs. The ore contains only between 1,13% and 1,18% metals, most of it copper, but also molybdenum and selenium in a very low […]