On November 18, 2015, Matthew Wallin will serve as a volunteer instructor for the Northwest Chapter of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology. Mr. Wallin will be teaching NASTT’s Trenchless Technology Short Course – New Construction. The course is being offered in conjunction with the Northwest Trenchless Conference which is occurring on the following day, November 19.
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David Bennett to Present at Rocky Mountain Conference
On November 5, 2015, David Bennett will serve as a volunteer instructor for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology. Dr. Bennett will be teaching NASTT’s Trenchless Technology Short Course – New Construction with Dr. Sam Ariaratnam. The course is being offered in conjunction with the Annual Regional No-Dig Conference which is occurring on the previous day, November 4.
David Bennett Now Licensed in Nebraska
Dr. Bennett is now licensed as a Professional Civil Engineer in Nebraska. Bennett Trenchless Engineers is also now an Authorized Organization in Nebraska (Auth. No. CA3383). BTE is teaming with Carollo Engineers and the City of Omaha on a trenchless crossing of the BNSF railyard. Bennett Trenchless Engineers staff members currently hold Professional Engineer licenses in California, Washington, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi, and now Nebraska. BTE provides expert professional trenchless design services nationwide.
BTE, Inc. is Now BTE, LLP
Effective March 31, 2015, Bennett Trenchless Engineers, Inc. is now Bennett Trenchless Engineers, LLP. We will continue to provide the highest quality client care and trenchless design, construction management, consulting, and expert witness services to all of our North American clients, with the same staff in the same Folsom, CA location.
BTE Attends No-Dig Conference
Bennett Trenchless Engineers will be attending the North American Society for Trenchless Technology’s annual No-Dig conference in Denver from March 15 – 19. Matthew Wallin will be teaching the New Installations 101 course with Dr. Sam Ariaratnam and Collins Orton on Sunday March 15. David Bennett, Matthew Wallin
, and Mary Neher will be teaching the Horizontal Directional Drilling Good Practices Course on Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19. David Bennett will also be assisting with teaching the Pipe Bursting Good Practices Course on March 18-19.
David Bennett Teaches at HDD Academy
David Bennett taught at the inaugural HDD Academy in Tempe, Arizona on February 19-20. Dr. Bennett spoke on geotechnical investigations and design calculations with regard to HDD installations.
HDD Pullback Complete on Modesto Project
HDD construction was completed on the City of Modesto’s Shackelford Sewer Project designed by Bennett Trenchless. Twin 675-foot long inverted siphons were constructed with 18-inch FPVC under the Mokelumne River. The project was reported by the Modesto Bee in January, 2015.
BTE Presents at Geotechnical Conference in Portland
Mary Neher and David Bennett presented to the ASCE Oregon Section Geotechnical Group on October 24, 2014. Dr. Bennett discussed geotechnical investigations and settlement analysis for trenchless construction projects. Ms. Neher discussed calculation of hydrofracture risk and pullback and pipe stress for HDD installations.
BTE Presents at California State Lands in Long Beach, CA
Mary Neher presented a paper at the California State Lands Commission Prevention First conference on October 8, 2014. Ms. Neher’s paper discussed an HDD project she designed off California’s central coast.