Miscellaneous: Caught in the Act

Posted on December 28, 2022October 7, 2021 by Thomas Zimmer

Sometimes we are surprised to see one of our projects show up on Google Earth. This happened for a parking lot reconfiguration project at North Star Mall in San Antonio. We designed a reoriented parking lot by turning parking aisles 90 degrees to improve traffic flow; align parking with the […]

Memories

Posted on September 21, 2022January 30, 2022 by Thomas Zimmer

I saw this Sakai steel wheel compaction roller parked in my neighborhood. It immediately brought back memories of seeing my first paving project when I was four years old with my mother in Ankara, Turkey (my father was stationed there by the US Air Force). We hurriedly crossed a fresh hot mix […]

OOOPS

Posted on April 20, 2022October 7, 2021 by Thomas Zimmer

A candid photograph of Tom trying to figure out where he is.

Miscellaneous: Vehicle Barrier

Posted on October 8, 2021January 29, 2022 by Thomas Zimmer

I was at dinner (outside because of Covid). The restaurant had a unique barrier to protect the dining tent. It is a portable vehicle barrier from Pitagone and distributed by ARX Perimeters. It is a product from Belgium and appears to be bad ass.There is no anchoring involved. An intruding vehicle hits the barrier, […]