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5 Best Railroad Work Boots

Work Gearz

If you are one of the many professionals that work for the railroads, you know well enough the challenges and issues regarding personal safety that you face every day you go to work. Railroad professionals deal with the heaviest of machinery daily, so good PPE is a given and this includes a good pair of protective work boots. 

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Welding 101: 6 Different Types

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In Germany, thermite welding was used on railroads and gas welding and cutting were perfected during this era. Stick welding uses a source of power that sends out a constant current electric arc. Energy/electron welding is performed in a vacuum environment, as gas can cause the beam to scatter. 5) Gas welding.

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ASTM vs ASME Standards: Whats the Difference?

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They all stand for different societies and organizations that came into existence to make the quality of materials and products better than what it used to be many years ago. ASTM stands for American Society for Testing and Materials and was first founded in the year 1898. What is ASTM? Functions of ASTM vs ASME.

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15 Different Types of Cement and Their Uses

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Water pipe , reservoir, and electric duct construction. Railroad and rail sleeper construction. Post, milestone, and electric pole construction. Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC): Portland pozzolana cement is used in prestressed and posts tensioning structural material. Monolithic concrete houses and concrete block houses.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian Northern and the CSX) serve Decatur and are directly interconnected through a privately owned intermodal ramp as part of the Midwest Inland Port. Subsequently, the U.S.

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Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering Software

Construction Cost Estimating

Estimating Software serving customers doing highway, utility, tunnel, earthwork , bridges, environmental, paving, dams, wastewater, and pipeline and railroad construction. Estimator is available for the Windows operating environments. Material Estimate Sheets. Material Takeoff Sheet for Excel Sheet. Download more sheets.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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As an agricultural leader, the state offers affordable access to plentiful amounts of the raw materials needed to produce biofuels. The state also ranks in the top 10 in railroad miles, which helps facilitate second day freight delivery to every area of the continental U.S. Topeka has top four industries are prospering.

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