GRL History
PDI History
Notable Implodeables and Scintillating Successes
Noteworthy Projects
Marketing
GRL Administration
GRL History--Final Jeopardy
400
A DFI scholarship was recently created to honor these three individuals who founded GRL Engineers and Pile Dynamics.
Who are George Goble, Frank Rausche, and Garland Likins.
400
Patented in 1998, this allows tests to be performed without an engineer onsite.
What is SiteLink Remote Testing?
400
Device used to check floor slab thickness.
What is the Acoustic Concrete Tester or ACT?
400
Only known GRL engineer refused a hotel room when he tried to check in.
Who is Jay Berger? (former GRL-CO manager) For bonus, why was he refused?
400
Name 2 of GRL's Social Platforms.
What is LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram?
400
A reimbursement request for costs incurred not related to a trip.
What is a general expense report?
400
Location of GRL’s first major drilled shaft testing project.
What is the Melbourne Australia (West Gate Freeway Project 1982)?
800
Current number of engineers working for GRL.
What is 46?
800
PDI product that has undergone the most design iterations.
What is PIT?
800
Device used to assess concrete integrity via temperature.
What is Thermal Integrity Profiling?
800
Largest diameter open end pipe pile tested by GRL
What is 12 feet (tested by Garland Likins)?
800
Valuable marketing tools gained from jobsites.
What are photographs/videos?
800
A reimbursement request for costs incurred when a trip is undertaken.
What is a travel expense report?
1200
Metro area where GRL has opened a branch office twice.
What is Seattle, WA?
1200
This software program, originally developed in 1976, will release its newest version in 2021.
What is GRLWEAP?
1200
Test device used to evaluate excavation verticality and profile.
What is the Shaft Area Profile Evaluator or SHAPE?
1200
Performed in March 2020 for the first time.
What is offshore dynamic pile testing using SiteLink ?
1200
This marketing tool is requested most often by industry organizations and publications.
What are case studies/articles?
1200
Places that have sales tax, parking fees, cleaning fees or dining charges that must be broken out separately on expense reports.
What are hotels?
1600
# of GRL managers who began as field engineers in a separate GRL office than they now manage.
What is 6?
1600
PDI emerged from a pile driving research project at CWRU in the 1960s funded by these gov't agencies.
Who is the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and/or Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)?
1600
Device that revolutionized PDA testing.
What is the PDA model PAK
1600
The two largest GRL clients over the past 10 years.
Who are McDermott and Saipem?
1600
Adding this visual tool to the GRL Service pages, increased our website engagement by 6.4%
What are videos?
1600
Is responsible for preparing and submitting to clients invoices.
Who is Diane Soboslay?
2000
Location of GRL's first paying Bi-Directional Test.
What is New York City? (Brueckner Expressway, Bronx)
2000
The first international rep for PDI.
Who is Palanalys?
2000
Device use to monitor pile lead alignment.
What is the Angle Analyzer?
2000
Longest length pile (to nearest 50 ft) that GRL has ever dynamically tested.
What is 1550 ft? (Offshore California)
2000
Success of GRL office campaigns relies on continuously updating this marketing tool.
What is contact database/local mail list?
2000
Shipping items for a job requires this identifier information to be submitted.
What is the job number?