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Geotechnical, Tunnels and Dams

Item: Geotechnical, Tunnels and Dams
Author: Danielle Neamtu

We offer a full range of traditional and specialty geotechnical services with an emphasis on managing risk and delivering innovative solutions to our clients’ complex projects.

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Danielle Neamtu

How we support your geotechnical, tunnels and dams goals

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Aerial view of Kurram Tangi Dam construction site in Pakistan, surrounded by hills and sparse vegetation.

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From dam safety to thermal energy, we leverage our network of resources to deliver the best-fit solution for each client. We have delivered investigation, design and construction services in a range of environments, from remote locations to major urban centers throughout the world.

Achieving a clean energy future

We support public and private clients’ needs for renewable energy, geothermal, utility-scale work and hydropower. Our work lasts through the whole lifecycle, from geologic and environmental due diligence through system design and construction.

Advanced in-house laboratory and field services

Our geotechnical lab provides a full suite of testing, including specialties in tunneling, bench-scale and pilot testing. The laboratory performs a full range of tests for both clean and contaminated soil samples.

Supporting growth with sustainable solutions

We’re leading the charge in underground engineering and brownfield redevelopment to address urbanization and growth.

Upgrading aging infrastructure

CDM Smith specializes in critical structures that require expertise to maintain standards in safety and demand increases. From dam safety through trenchless engineering, we make infrastructure safer and more resilient.

Water for southern Africa's landlocked kingdom

500,000 people in the Kingdom of Lesotho now have access to water thanks to the program management efforts of its government implementing agency and CDM Smith.

Featured geotechnical, tunnels and dams projects

Always looking forward, we prepare today for the problems we may face tomorrow, guiding our clients through uncertainty and forging a path towards a more promising future.

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Hartford, Connecticut

Reimagining clean water for Hartford

To protect the Connecticut River and modernize aging systems, the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) partnered with CDM Smith to deliver Hartford’s $2 billion Clean Water Project.

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Columbia, South Carolina

Advancing statewide dam safety in South Carolina

After catastrophic dam failures, South Carolina developed a robust program to map risks, inspect dams and restore safety statewide.

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Framingham, Massachusetts

Eversource pilots a future-ready thermal network

Eversource is breaking ground on the nation’s first utility thermal energy network, partnering with CDM Smith to advance clean, cost-effective, and carbon-neutral heating and cooling solutions.

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Ismailia, Egypt

Crossing the Suez Canal

This landmark project connected Sinai, Ismailia, and Port Said with new tunnels, strengthening Egypt’s trade and economic growth.

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I'm inspired by technically challenging projects and working with a multi-disciplined team.

Danielle Neamtu, PE, PMP

Geotechnical Engineer

Danielle specializes in geotechnical investigations, design reports and calculations, construction oversight, and dam inspection and assessment.

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The next generation of energy solutions

Explore the rapidly evolving landscape of Clean Energy. Learn how groundbreaking geothermal and utility thermal energy network projects are being implemented for communities, businesses and utilities.

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