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Welding 101: 6 Different Types

Construction Marketing

Welding is a kind of fabrication process that mainly uses high temperatures to melt different pieces of metal together, then allows them to cool and fuse. In Germany, thermite welding was used on railroads and gas welding and cutting were perfected during this era. What is welding? Is cold welding still welding?

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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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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

Business Facilities

The Parish is an economic powerhouse, driven by the area’s world class metal fabrication and shipbuilding, oil and gas services, process chemicals industries and a leader in emerging high-tech fields including robotics, machining, metal fabrication and a vast agricultural economy. Mary Parish. The Port of West St.

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

Building Information Management

Commercial activities,” within the meaning of subpart D , part 102-74 of this chapter, are activities undertaken for the primary purpose of producing a profit for the benefit of an individual or organization organized for profit. Fabrics labeled with the Underwriters Laboratories Inc.,

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

Building Information Management

Commercial activities,” within the meaning of subpart D , part 102-74 of this chapter, are activities undertaken for the primary purpose of producing a profit for the benefit of an individual or organization organized for profit. Fabrics labeled with the Underwriters Laboratories Inc.,

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List of Common Construction Abbreviations

Job Order Contracting

COML: Commercial. CS: Countersink, Cast Steel, Cast Stone, Commercial Standard. FAB: Fabricate. FABR: Fabricate. FBP: Fabric Panel. RR: Railroad. VF: Vinyl Fabric. WWF: Welded Wire Fabric. CO: Company, Cleanout, Cased Opening, Cut Out. COD: Cleanout Door. COEF: Coefficient. COL: Column.