URETEK Thrives on its “Can Do” Attitude If a structural or geotechnical challenge seems insurmountable, URETEK would like to take a look at it.  If there are no other alternatives, URETEK wants to see how it can help.  Occasionally, a project comes along that requires ultimate attention to detail and the combination of many solutions [...]

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 [...]

Denver, Colorado – A local middle school experienced the effects of expansive soil on a pair of large, ice chiller thermal storage units used for numerous school refrigeration needs. Each storage unit was placed on independent, reinforced concrete pads to maintain a continuous, even elevation for support and proper unit function.  Substantial damage and malfunction [...]

Customers reported their shopping carts would roll off if they were not holding on the cart… Texas – A Dallas/Ft. Worth Garden Ridge big box store experienced severe settlement inside their facility, creating a hazard for customers and store valuables, in addition to a declining asset value with the condition of the store’s concrete floors. [...]

Maryland – During the late 1990′s, a significant dip developed in one of the runways at Andrews Air Force Base. Andrews Air Force Base is home to the President’s plane, Air Force One, one of the most recognizable planes in the world.  Performing repairs at Andrews can be a challenge however, as “ramp freezes” occur [...]

Kentucky – One can easily make the parallel with the Leaning Tower of Pisa when a Kentucky food plant’s 50,000 gallon milk tank started to sink.  Below is URETEK’s project report results summary from a project that required URETEK’s patented Deep Injection Process to densify weak soil strata that was the source of a food [...]