Hurricane Chris
In the Atlantic Ocean, a rapidly strengthening hurricane is taking form and creating a source of serious concern for east coast residents. Hurricane Chris has officially become a Category 2 hurricane with winds of over 105 mph but is expected to continue in its acceleration for another 18+ hours. This is the second hurricane in ...
Cofferdam Installation – St John Florida
Dam-It Dams inc. is the cofferdam contractor that was hired to install a temporary portable water-filled cofferdam for a particular project site located in St Johns, Florida. The dam was manufactured in one piece, which measured 10 foot tall by 275 foot long. The contractor needed to install four 20 inch road drain pipes into ...
Identifying Types of Flooding and Being Prepared With Cofferdams
There are various types of floods that can be encountered through different areas and seasons. With so many different forms of flooding, it’s important to be able to identify each one individually in order to prepare and protect to the best of your abilities. Coastal Flood (Surge Flood)
What Makes Our Cofferdams Environmentally Friendly?
When it comes to cofferdam choices, there are so many alternatives out there and you want to make sure that you’re choosing the most eco-friendly one available to you that fits your situation. Sandbags require heavy labor and can easily be torn. Gel-filled bags can also be ruptured, causing the spill of gel materials into ...
The Stages of a Hurricane
When it comes to the stages of a hurricane, those of us inland are not very knowledgeable in the workings and development and eventual dissipation of a hurricane. In order to better be prepared and well-educated when it comes to this particular subject, below is a brief description of the developmental process and qualifications that ...
Hurricane Bud
In the midst of category 4 Hurricane Aletta, another tropical storm developed into a category 4 hurricane, as predicted, named Bud. Within days, Hurricane Bud has begun as a tropical storm and is now dissipating and weakening into a low-end tropical storm again which is expected to arrive in the Baja Peninsula of Mexico late ...
Hurricane Aletta
In the Pacific Ocean off the Mexican coast, Hurricane Aletta has intensified to become the first major hurricane this season in the western hemisphere as of Thursday, and putting Mexico on alert. There is no forecast of direct impact on land, but a second area of low pressure has been noted and will likely develop ...
Cofferdams versus Sandbags
With the prospect of floods on the horizon, you may wonder what makes cofferdams superior to the tried and true sandbags frequently used in these situations. While it’s true that the sandbag has proved time and time again that it will do the job, it’s only doing the minimal in the face of improvements that ...
Controlling Erosion With Prevention
Controlling Erosion With Prevention In construction as well as near areas of frequent flooding or water exposure, erosion is absolutely a great concern. Erosion is an occurrence that is the gradual deconstruction of something, sometimes by wind, water, or other natural agents in nature. What happens is the land is worn away slowly throughout time ...
Atlantic Hurricane 2018 and Puerto Rico
After the devastation delved out to Puerto Rico during hurricane season 2017, forecasters are keeping a close watch this year for direct impacts to the U.S. territory. Hurricane Maria caused the second largest blackout in history and fatalities ranging between 112 and 4,760 (disputed based on the aftermath deaths caused by complications of the hurricane ...