36 Years Later
By: JoBe Hope Field Services Manager While I have not been part of all 51 years of Triad’s history, joining the company in 1990 has given me the opportunity to witness more than three decades of progress within Triad and throughout the construction industry. My path to Triad was not exactly planned. In the spring of 1990, I was struggling to make a living as a real estate agent. At 22 years old, still living at home, I do not think many people had confidence in me as an agent. A coworker mentioned that his uncle, Bobby Hypes, was…
Expansive Clay Soils
By: Mark Clippinger, P.E. Expansive clays, often called high shrink-swell soils, are soils that exhibit significant volume change or impose swell pressure as a result of changes in moisture content. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that 25% of all U.S. homes have some damage from these types of soils. They cause billions of dollars in damage annually to foundations, pipes, and roads, are causing more financial loss than floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes combined with estimated losses reaching $15 billion annually! This includes cracked foundations, bowing basement walls, and “stair-step” cracks in brickwork. Movement caused by expansive clays often…