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Hyperloop Development Loop, Propulsion Open Air Track, and Base Site

© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
© VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE

Hyperloop is a high-speed transportation system, which utilizes pressurized transport capsules that ride on an air cushion driven by linear induction motors and air compressors. This transit system is expected to travel at speeds of up to 760 mph.

Project Highlights:

  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Geotechnical Observation, Testing, and Inspection
  • High-Speed Transportation System

Ninyo & Moore performed geotechnical evaluations and construction materials testing and special inspection services for the Hyperloop Development Loop (DevLoop), Propulsion Open Air Track (POAT), Base Site, access road and embankment projects, which included several buildings (100,000 square feet total) located at Apex Industrial Park. The DevLoop project included 1,800 linear feet of raised 12-foot diameter pipe supported by columns founded on drilled shafts, and the POAT project included 5,000 linear feet of track consisting of structural concrete slabs founded on drilled shafts, 5,000 linear feet of POAT supported by structural concrete slabs founded on an embankment up to 6 feet above existing grade and 15-feet-wide at the top. The project also included a NV Energy substation with its associated structures, concrete flatwork and parking and access/roadway areas.

Project Details

Client:

Virgin Hyperloop One

Location:

North Las Vegas, Nevada

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Paul Brown
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Paul Brown
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Environmental San Diego Unified Port District
Michael Grossman, P.E.
"I wanted to personally congratulate you and your team on wrapping up an extremely complex geotechnical project... The Bureau of Engineering, site soils conditions, and complex/revised structural system did not make for an easy scope of services… When faced with adversity your team was up to the task. It worked through a tough re-design/compressed time line, difficult series of approvals, and persevered…"
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Mark D. Claussen, PE
"Services provided include hazardous material investigation and documentation; geotechnical evaluation, testing and observation; and, special inspections and testing services. …I highly recommend Ninyo & Moore for all these services to any government agency tasked with the public safety, and providing timely and professional data to support both project schedule and budget development."
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