Captured in Progress shows the construction of a tied-back, steel-reinforced shotcrete seawall. It was constructed at an oceanfront property in San Luis Obispo County. The wall was necessary to prevent the collapse of a sea cave and subsequent failure of the upper bluff, which would have threatened an existing residence above. Earth Systems provided materials testing… Read more »
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Earth Systems and Pasadena Unified School District are conducting a fault study beneath San Rafael Elementary School. The goal is to determine whether active earthquake faults exist beneath the school. Trenching is utilized to determine if shallow earthquake faults might pose a danger to students. Testing by Earth Systems Geologists are helping to determine if fault lines… Read more »
The Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring project was featured in the recent me•yah•whae magazine from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. To view a PDF of the article, click here: me•yah•whae – Spring Summer 2015 Historically, this hot spring provided the Cahuilla Indians with clean water, healing waters, and a sacred connection point. For thousands of… Read more »
