Author Archives: Jeff Lineberger, P. E.
How It Works: Protecting New Orleans With The World’s Largest Water Pump
New Orleans sits smack dab between the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Pontchartrain, and when a hurricane comes rolling in, those bodies of water tend to spill into the streets. This summer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started construction […]
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Foundation Repair? Understanding Residential Slab Underpinning
Slab on Grade Foundation Systems gained popularity on a mass scale after World War II. Many returning veterans needed affordable and reliable housing in primarily suburban areas of the United States. To build homes in volume, developers and builders chose […]
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How Residential Foundations Work: Slabs 101
One of the most frequent questions I get from my consumer clients is: Do I need to get my house slab repaired, and if so, what is the proper repair method? As you can imagine, there are a myriad of […]
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