These foundation maintenance guidelines are intended to be general in nature.  If you feel your foundation is experiencing excessive movement, it is recommended that you consult with a qualified foundation repair contractor or structural engineer. Foundation problems due to drought conditions can be minimized through proper moisture levels in the soil.  Maintaining constant moisture content under [...]

A New Mexico mountain resort recently unveiled their new fitness complex which featured a large indoor swimming pool and 32 person spa. Built on the side of a mountain, on side of the spa structure sits on top of approximately 12.0’ of fill material. When the spa and portions of the deck began to show [...]

With a 65 year history of supporting those in need, Heifer International’s mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth. So it was a great pleasure that URETEK ICR Mid-South was able to provide an eco-friendly solution to Heifer’s concrete lifting and soil stabilization needs. The [...]

It takes planning and good leadership to decide on an effective solution to problems associated with a building asset. Recently, a large wholesale warehouse facility in Cincinnati began to experience large sinkholes across a significant portion of their customer parking lot. Unable to determine the problem at that time, store management was forced to close [...]

I don’t know about you, receiving a D in school was the result of obvious neglect on my part. I could think of every excuse imaginable but in the end, I was personally responsible for my grades.  When I first read the statement from the ASCE referring to their annual report card for our nation’s [...]

You’ve done all you can to improve your golf game from mechanics to new clubs. You stand on the tee box and smash the prettiest drive of your life and then…plop!  No, not the pond, it’s from your golf ball embedding itself into the soggy, mushy fairway, robbing you of 40 additional yards that would [...]

The railroad industry has been a formidable economic power in America for nearly two hundred years. With nearly 95,000 miles of road, Class 1 Carriers are an integral part of the infrastructure of this great country. The safe and efficient transportation of goods and people, from coast to coast has woven the railroad industry into [...]

On September 8, 1863 a Union infantry invasion set to take the cities of Houston and Galveston Texas sailed into Sabine Pass with 27 ships carrying upwards of 5,000 men. Major Richard William “Dick” Dowling was in command at Fort Griffin located at the Sabine Pass and was ordered to retreat.  Ignoring the orders, Dowling [...]

Shutting down a refinery for maintenance is not something you want to hear as a petroleum transportation company. Powering down and restarting operations in addition to revenue loss during shutdown adds up amazingly fast.  Large refineries that contain dizzying mazes of never ending pipes and valves have to maintain precise balance and structural stability to [...]

Texas – If you own a bayhouse or lakehouse for any period of time, you know you will eventually have to maintain, repair, and (GULP!), replace waterfront bulkhead.  Tidal changes, boat wakes (small and large), storms, and time all contribute to erosion and overall deterioration of waterfront bulkheads.  In addition to residential bulkhead applications, port [...]