Geology topics for construction
And Pictorial Tours

Radon Fact Sheet
Raw Materials For Construction
Effect of Earthquake Ground Shaking on Structures
Flooding and Construction
Drainage Concerns For Residential Construction
Soil Permeability and Dewatering (more in Section 7)
Create a 3-Dimensional Graph of a Drawdown Surface For Dewatering (Excel format)
Slope Stability
Examples in Relating Soil Properties
Manual Tests For OSHA Regulations
Excavators Pocket Guide (GIF image)
Settlement Calculation With a High Water Table
Soil Forces and Pressures on Retaining Walls
Table of Standardized Soil Tests

Local Facilities or Projects Involving Geology or Soil Mechanics:

Drilled Caissons Hospital Project, Omaha, NE, Summer 2003

Tour of the Hiawatha Tunnel Project, MSP Airport, April 11, 2003

The Sinking Soil Retaining Wall at UW-Stout, Just East of Jarvis Hall, Summer 2001

Description and Tour of the Devil's Punch Bowl, Menomonie, WI

Tour of Menomonie Hydroelectric Power Dam, Class Tour October 3, 2000.

Soil Testing with the nuclear densometer, UW-Stout Communications building, Spring semester '00.

Soil Testing, Menomonie Public Library Addition, Summer '99

Single Span Bridge Construction Near Morton, MN.
(Courtesy of Minnowa Construction and Ben Thorson)

Underground Walkway Tunnel at Route 29/12 and 21st Street in Menomonie, WI

Andersen Window factory construction, just East of Menomonie on Route 29/12, class tour during Fall '99

For questions or comments regarding these pages contact Dr. Alan Scott / scotta@uwstout.edu / this page was last updated September 14, 2006