Institute for Geotechnical and Material Engineering

International INSTITUTE FOR GEOTECHNICS AND MATERIALS

Company News:

IGM has lately manufactured and launched the IM-100; adding a new machine to its already sizeable fleet of equipment.

This IM-100 represents a new drilling machine conceptually adaptable to work within confined spaces and basements. It has lately achieved the installation of 18 meter deep micropiles (15 cm in diameter) for stabilizing a building on a slope by reinforcement on deep high pressure grouting.

IGM (Research Division) has lately developed the ISST (In Situ Shear Test). ISST is a new In-Situ Test for Soil Investigation.

This innovative Technique allows the determination of the soil parameters c & f directly from within the borehole at the depth in question. It also allows determining the elastic and shear modulii accurately. The ISST will soon be published and added to the already rich list of technical papers published by IGM personnel.

IGM (Research and Education Division) attended the XV^th International Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE). Specialized Engineers from all over the world gathered at this very important conference in Istanbul-Turkey (August 27-31, 2001). These International conferences are held once every 4 years - we hope to see you in Japan 2005.

Dr. Marc Ballouz with Prof. Karl Peck at the XV^th ICSMGE

Did you know that the Lebanese law now states that a soil investigation is mandatory in order to obtain a construction permit. At IGM we can help you fulfill this requirement; just give us a call and we'll do the rest.

IGM services are expanding to include STRUCTURAL EVALUATION Studies of distressed buildings; if you see any crack in your house do not ignore it: Call IGM for a free site visit.

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