Mon.Sep 04, 2017

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Why You Might Need a Commercial Van in Your Fleet

Construction Business Owner

Although trucks continue to rule the construction site, vans are becoming more popular thanks to new designs that provide better organization, customization and interior space. Vans keep tools, equipment and supplies out of the elements and can be locked for security, both on the jobsite and back at the yard. Modern, European-style commercial vans are easily distinguished from traditional body-on-frame vans by their sleek, unibody designs and wide variety of roof heights and body lengths.

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Shrinkage Compensating Concrete Construction for Slabs-on-Ground

The Constructor

Shrinkage compensating concrete is an expansive concrete that expands by an amount equal or greater than the volume change anticipated for drying.

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How Commercial Vans Can Boost Your Productivity

Construction Business Owner

Although trucks continue to rule the construction site, vans are becoming more popular thanks to new designs that provide better organization, customization and interior space. Vans keep tools, equipment and supplies out of the elements and can be locked for security, both on the jobsite and back at the yard. Modern, European-style commercial vans are easily distinguished from traditional body-on-frame vans by their sleek, unibody designs and wide variety of roof heights and body lengths.

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Soil-Structure Interaction -Effects, Analysis and Applications in Design

The Constructor

Soil-structure interaction is a study of response of soil and structure during earthquake. Its effects, analysis and applications in structural.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Change happens in business: How to be prepared

Construction Marketing Ideas

Earlier this summer, I received a reminder about how change often happens in business. A sudden, seemingly dramatic, crisis pushes everything to the wall and then – faced with the inevitability of the dramatic event, the revolution happens. After the dust settles (assuming the change is successful), the instinctive response is: Why did we take […].

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RATE OF FATALITIES INCREASING AMONG OLDER WORKERS

Safety Services Company

Early last month, the Associated Press released an analysis of federal statistics showing that the rate of older workers dying on the job is higher than that of workers overall. The results of the analysis showed that the workplace fatality rate overall decreased by 22 percent between 2006 and 2015. However, during that same span of time, the fatality rate for older workers was consistently 50 to 65 percent higher than the overall rate.

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Hurricane Harvey Damage Revealed in Aerial Photos

ENR Construction

Nearmap, which produces high-resolution satellite imagery for construction and engineering firms, governments and utilities, conducted a flyover of Rockport and Ingleside, Texas, north of Corpus Christi on Aug. 31.

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I've been working on the railroad.

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Not as much as I wish. Lots of things going in life, but in the last week+ I've found a few moments to put some time in. I was able to rig up some temporary wiring and thanks to the acquisition this summer got a DC locomotive up and running on temporary track. Lorenzo loved it. Sub-roadbed has been cut for the next sections and test fitted (as you'll see in the pics).

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How concrete strength is impacted with different factors

Construction Cost Estimating

The strength of concrete is impacted by various factors. The details are given below :- Concrete porosity: Air and water are the useful substances to fill up voids in concrete. Air voids belong to pores in concrete. When concrete is blended it contains air trapped in the mix. The vibrators are used to clear out the air at the time of pouring walls. If the concrete is less porous, it’s strength will be increased and calculated with compressive strength.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Before and After Harvey, as Seen in Satellite Images

ENR Construction

Images of the Texas coastline, before and after Harvey made landfall, show the scale of devastation in small communities in the path of the storm.

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Duke Cancels Nuclear Plants; Promises $6B Billion in Investments

ENR Construction

Duke shelves plans for reactors in Florida and North Carolina, plans for more solar in Florida.

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Army Corps Begins Decreasing Controlled Releases at Addicks, Barker Reservoirs

ENR Construction

Water levels are on a very slow decline in the Houston area.

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Help Available To Evaluate the Impact of Construction Delays

ENR Construction

The American Society of Civil Engineers has published a standard to help project teams determine the impact of construction delays.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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Duke Cancels Nuclear Plants, Promises $6 Billion in Investments

ENR Construction

Duke shelves plans for reactors in Florida and North Carolina, plans for more solar in Florida.