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INSPECTION OF A BRIDGE STRUCTURE - The Constructor

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Hence, the bridge must be regularly inspected and maintained for the benefit of its users. There are three levels of inspection: 1. General inspection: Usual inspection of representative parts of a structure. General inspection: Usual inspection of representative parts of a structure.

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Achieving project success through product and material testing

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The construction industry faces a myriad of challenges, such as completing projects on schedule, ensuring the quality and safety of products and materials, overseeing the costs so they do not exceed the budget, and complying with corporate environmental and social responsibility standards; all while applying effective risk management at every step.

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How Autodesk Build Enables EuroAirport to Manage its Assets Digitally

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By using Autodesk Build , an Autodesk Construction Cloud solution, the French-Swiss airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg can now save 360 days of worker hours when planning its equipment maintenance. In an airport, runway maintenance work is carried out at night. Each area is composed of several toilet and sink units.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports also perform agriculture inspections to protect the country from potential carriers of animal and plant pests or diseases that could cause damage to America’s crops, livestock, pets and the environment. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country.

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Damage Control: 5 Ways to Manage Construction Mistakes

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Silver Line Metrorail project leading to the Dulles International Airport. Sometimes, the project won’t pass inspection, or it will need to be torn down due to safety and health concerns. 5: Perform Project Risk Assessment. However, this problem was exactly what one major contractor recently faced during the D.C.

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Subways in America

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TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON CONCRETE

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Knowledge of the magnitude of the thermal movement is necessary to evaluate the risk of thermal cracking in situations where large thermal gradients are likely to occur, and to calculate dimensional changes in structures such as bridge decks. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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