BHATE Geosciences is excited to announce our involvement in a new residential development in Mobile, Alabama – Meridian at the Port. The $51 Million project consists of a five-story, 267-unit residential property located in downtown Mobile and will accommodate 700 residents. As of February 1, 2018 BHATE has observed and documented the installation of approximately … Read More
We are excited to be a part of the new addition at Children’s of Alabama. A groundbreaking was held for construction of a parking deck and office building on the 1600 block of Fourth Avenue South. The 12-story parking deck will provide 1,500 parking spaces and the six-story, 115,000-square foot office building will house non-clinical … Read More
Determining the integrity of a material can be accomplished by intrusive or non-intrusive methods. Intrusive methods are more conventional, and include drilling, coring, or penetration via preinstalled conduits. These methods can include destructive testing (core samples) providing direct information about the condition of the structure under consideration, but may compromise the structural integrity once testing … Read More
BHATE Geosciences was retained by Graham & Company and Molasky Group to provide all geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and special inspection (CMTI) services for the Birmingham VA Clinic annex and parking deck. Located in the Medical District of Birmingham, the 3-story, 68,688 SF Veterans Affairs Primary Care Annex houses radiology, pharmacy, audiology, physical therapy, … Read More
Honda last week announced an $85 million expansion to its Lincoln, Ala., auto manufacturing plant that will improve vehicle manufacturing flexibility, strengthen the logistic efficiency for future models and prepare for future technologies. The $2.2 billion, 3.7 million-square-foot plant in Lincoln employs more than 4,500 workers and has attracted a network of almost 30 Tier … Read More
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) awarded a $399M design-build contract to Skanska, USA for the replacement of the Pensacola Bay Bridge in August of 2016. BHATE Geosciences, led by David Johnson and Tony Thomason, will provide Construction Materials Testing for the project, including Quality Control Services for the pre-pour and post-pour fabrication inspections, reinforcing … Read More
The Thyssenkrupp facility in Calvert, Alabama includes a Hot Strip Mill which will process slabs from the TK plant in Brazil. The facility will have an annual capacity of 4.1 million metric tons of carbon steel end products. BHATE Geosciences’ scope of services included: Site excavation and dewatering consultation Earthwork testing services Since several areas … Read More
With over 25,000 square feet, the Brookwood Medical Center Freestanding Emergency Department is one of the first FED facilities in Alabama and will provide imaging and diagnostics, 24-hour facilities for EMS and ambulances, heliport, emergency systems and twelve private exam rooms with specialized support for mental health and cardiac trauma. BHATE Geosciences provided a Phase 1 Environmental Site … Read More
During the construction of the Tuscaloosa Federal Building, the contractor noted indications of possible settlement including possible movement of the concrete slab floor and damage to below grade piping. Using ground penetrating radar (GPR), BHATE Geosciences engineers performed investigative scanning in order to determine if voids were present beneath the concrete slab. After the structure … Read More
When Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, Charity Hospital was destroyed. After the storm, officials from the state and from Louisiana State University, which ran the hospital, evaluated the building and deemed it had been too damaged by water and mold to reopen. The Louisiana State University System choose instead to incorporate it into the new University … Read More
