![]() ![]() €œWe had to find gravel that originated in the same place in Canada and that was transported here by the glaciers as the gravel that was here on the site,†said King. The implications and reasoning are explained in this quote from the article: ![]() One thing I didn’t know is that the 13 million cu-yd of fill needed to construct the runway needed to pass careful inspection to make sure it was free of contaminants and similar in mineralogical composition to the on-site materials. This was a unique project from a geotechnical perspective because in order to construct the runway, North America’s tallest MSE retaining wall at 130-ft high was built. has an interesting article on the Sea-Tac third runway project and how it is nearing completion and an overview of the hurdles faced. Anyone know what the World’s tallest MSE wall is? Whoops, I think it’s North America’s tallest MSE Wall, not the world’s. ![]()
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