Water is powerful and without control, it’s destructive. In Episode 3 of “What’s That Infrastructure?”, we break down a hydraulic structure you’ve probably seen near rivers, dams, or roadways. It may ...

Steel sheet piles have more than a century-long history of being used to support excavations for buried structures (Figure 1). During the construction process, the sheet piles traditionally provide ...

To ease risks from crippling drought, the Marin Municipal Water District has set out to secure more water. For years it has considered new supply-side options, from desalination plants, to an ...

Inflow control devices (ICDs) paired with oil-swellable packers often perform water control during well completions in unconsolidated reservoirs, but ICD-packer systems offer effective zonal isolation ...