Jet grout has been, and continues to be, a successful means of ground improvement. It can serve many purposes – two of the most common are structural support and groundwater control.

http://sjcivil.net/means-methods/jet-grout-in-five-minutes/

Entitlement

On February 20, 2021 a Boeing 777 airplane lost an engine during flight over Colorado. The engine failure was catastrophic and could have resulted in hundreds of deaths. The plane landed safely back in Denver. This failure highlights the greatness of engineers.

http://sjcivil.net/news/engine-failure-makes-engineers-great-redundancy/

Force Account

A college degree sometimes seems overrated as it isn’t necessarily a measure of intelligence, nor a guarantee of success. A pigskin on the wall says more than “I know engineering” or “I know business”. It says, “I can finish things.”

http://sjcivil.net/management/what-a-college-degree-says/

Invert Spring Line Crown

When an owner determines the method of award is that the low bid wins, they shouldn’t expect contingency in a contractor’s bid. Here’s what they should expect.

http://sjcivil.net/news/contingency-doesnt-exist-when-low-bid-wins/

Spider Box & Bologna Cord

The categorization of costs incurred in a changed condition scenario is critical in dispute resolution. Account for costs by issue and sub-issue by creating buckets of costs. Do it early!

http://sjcivil.net/news/bucketing-the-proper-claim-accounting-method/

Allowance