Ground Modeling Optimizes TBM Launch Design in a Sensitive National Park The Snowdonia Visual Impact Provision (VIP) project involves relocating a section of the existing overhead transmission line between Pentir and Trawsfynydd substations into a 3.4 km-long TBM-driven tunnel. This work significantly improves visual amenity and landscape character within Snowdonia National Park. During early design, an opportunity was identified to optimize the proposed Garth Sealing End Com

Geostatistical Modeling Supports Complex Cavern and Tunnel Design in Hong Kong The Relocation of Diamond Hill Fresh Water and Saltwater Service Reservoirs involves moving the existing DHSRs into four newly constructed underground rock caverns and the construction of a vehicular access tunnel (645 meters long). The project addresses long-term storage and resilience needs while overcoming geological challenges, including zones of weak and deeply weathered rock. Emprise supporte

Differing Site Condition Claims Support The South Academy Widening Jack and Bore project installed a 60-inch drainage pipe beneath active BNSF and UP tracks as part of El Paso County’s corridor improvements. Emprise supported the County by reviewing geotechnical data, evaluating differing site condition claims, analyzing contractor assessments, and verifying post-grouting stability. Our work ensured the jack and bore proceeded safely, mitigated subsurface uncertainty, and pro

Rockfall Mitigation Improves Highway Safety in Glacier View Glenn Highway Milepost 86 is characterized by over-steepened soil slopes with shallow bedrock both upslope and downslope of the highway, with a history of frequent rockfall reaching the highway. Emprise Concepts provided an Alaska-registered Professional Engineer and rope-access professional to provide construction management oversight and perform rock scaling support. Project Scope Oversight of Rock Scaling Operatio

Real-Time Ground Model Updating Reduces Risk and Uncertainty in Construction Emprise Concepts, LLC, in collaboration with the Colorado School of Mines, is developing an innovative software-based framework to update geological and geotechnical ground models in real time during underground construction and tunneling projects. The Phase I effort focuses on developing and testing algorithms that integrate geotechnical instrumentation, monitoring data, construction equipment senso