Area of Specialty :: Crisis Management

Geosystems LP has extensive knowledge and experience in Crisis Management:

• Massive flows in karstic limestone
• Rehabilitation of structural settlement

Crisis Management Projects

• Massive Seepage Reduction: Limestone Quarry
• High Capacity Micropiles: Mandalay Bay Hotel

Technical Papers

Bruce, D.A. (2004). "Crisis Management: Dealing with Massive Underflows in Karstic Limestone." The Journal of Dam Safety, Association of State Dam Safety Officials, Vol. 2. Issue 2, Spring, pp. 12-18.

Bruce, D.A. (2004). “Keeping Water Out of the Quarry Floor, Part 2: Effective construction techniques and design considerations for grout curtains.” Aggregates Manager, Vol. 9, No. 2, March/April, pp 10-12.

Bruce, D.A. (2004). “Keeping Water Out of the Quarry Floor, Part 1: Emergency procedures for dealing with water in heavily karstified limestone deposits.” Aggregates Manager, Vol. 9, No. 1, January/February, pp 16-19.

Bruce, D.A.. (1999). “Recent Developments in Specialty Geotechnical Construction Processes.” First Keynote Address, XI Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Iguassu Falls, Brazil, August 8-12, 46 pp.

Project Histories

• List of tunnel, quarry, and mine grouting experience in the past eight years
• List of dam projects and other major cutoffs
• List of dams on which Geosystems, L.P. has worked in the past eight years
• List of expert witness and DRB cases