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Helios Energy Research Facility - Berkeley, CA
AKA is conducting a geotechnical investigation for the Helios Energy Research Facility, a joint project for the University of California, Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The $150 Million Helios project includes the construction of a new 160,000 square-foot building, site grading and access road development in an area of challenging hillside terrain. AKA is currently providing an initial phase of geotechnical services for the project that includes compiling and reviewing existing subsurface data, drilling targeted test borings to explore geologic and geotechnical conditions, evaluating the potential for slope hazards and developing preliminary geotechnical recommendations for the project design.
La Conchita Landslide - Ventura County, CA
AKA is leading a multi-disciplinary project team that is evaluating approaches to reduce slope-related risks at La Conchita for the State of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. La Conchita is situated on the California coast about 10 miles northwest of the city of Ventura, and has been the site of numerous slope failures including a catastrophic landslide that occurred in 2005. The principal components of our current phase of study include geologic characterization and hazards assessment, risk assessment, conceptual geotechnical mitigation designs and cost estimates.
San Pablo GIS - San Pablo, CA
AKA compiled an interactive GIS database of geotechnical and geologic information for the City of San Pablo, California. The database included over 300 geotechnical and geologic reports and letters from the City of San Pablo and AKA’s collection. The user can visually see the locations of reports and easily view them online in PDF format. The user can also view USGS Geology, USGS Liquefaction, USGS Topography, and CGS Fault data. These layers can all be viewed with a parcel and street base layer from Contra Costa County. The GIS database greatly reduces the amount of time city engineers spend looking for previous reports and data related to a new job site location.
