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The Foundations of Operational Excellence (Part 3 of 4)

Construction Business Owner

The Foundations of Operational Excellence (Part 3 of 4) ccapoccia Tue, 05/16/2023 - 13:37 Operationally superior engineering and construction (E&C) firms continuously implement changes to processes and procedures to make sure they’re operating at the highest level. But doing that initial work is just the beginning.

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Cloud Wars: Beyond Document Storage

Viewpoint Construction Technology

One article I came across talked about “Cloud Wars” – how cloud computing services, particularly data and document storage services, can no longer survive by just providing “dumb” storage. Document storage is now a commodity and document sharing has been made easier with cloud computing and web-based access.

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“Show Me”: Assessing The Foundation For Worker Training

FDR Safety

Unfortunately, we find that much of this training has no foundation… Let me explain. I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.” Show me” is a simple and fast way to assess the foundation for worker training.

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STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OF FOUNDATIONS AT CONSTRUCTION.

The Constructor

The problem areas, effects in foundation and defects in structure due to those causes are presented here. The problem areas, effects in foundation and defects in structure due to those causes are presented here. Insufficient width of foundation Settlement of foundation occurs due to insufficient distribution of load.

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SOLING UNDER FLOORS & FOUNDATIONS

The Constructor

Rubble Stone Soling: The rubble stone generally used are of best variety of black trap / granite / basalt or other variety of stone available locally. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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SETTING OUT OF FOUNDATION TRENCHES

The Constructor

The following points should he observed while setting out trenches: (i) Profiles, nails, strings and lime are used for Setting out the foundation plan. (ii) 2) The axial lines (center lines) of the trenches are marked with the help of profiles, sighting rails, strings and pegs. (3)

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Integrated Project Delivery guide offered by Pankow Foundation

BD+C

Funded through a grant from the Charles Pankow Foundation , the document provides answers to questions that project teams have about implementing IPD.