08/17/2026
🌊Rising sea levels, increased storm intensity and changes in groundwater systems have increased hydrostatic pressures, uplift forces and corrosion potential for foundations, retaining walls, slope stabilization systems, waterfront structures and concrete dams.
Many of these structures rely on permanent post-tensioned ground anchors installed 30–60 years ago, when such environmental issues and conditions were not anticipated. While these systems were developed with the standards and knowledge available at the time, they were often based on assumptions that no longer reflect current or projected conditions.
Following his nearly 40-year-long career, Lucian Bogdan, recently retired as chief engineer of the geotechnical business unit at Dywidag, looks the evolution in anchor technology and what the future may hold in the July/August issue of magazine.
🔗bit.ly/DF-JulAug26-GroundAnchors
