Sat.May 05, 2018

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Manual data entry still hampers jobsite construction

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Nearly half of construction managers still capture critical jobsite quality data manually. One-third still use paper and pen to track data. These are some of the key findings from a survey of more than 500 executives and managers in the construction and engineering fields. The survey, conducted in February by TrackVia , an operational workflow platform, exposes a jobsite management environment that, for many companies, is antiquated and potentially prone to more errors.

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Initial Yard Operation

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Squeezing in one night a week over the last few weeks I've managed to get the new yard operational. All of the track is not laid yet so I still am lack my three storage tracks, but the arrival/departure, run-around, caboose track, engine track and yard lead/throat are all up and running. I took some time last night to do some switching to see how it all played and I was quite pleased.

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How to make the design of a Foundation

Construction Cost Estimating

Foundation is the portion of structure underneath plinth level up to the soil. It is directly connected with soil and it transfers the load of super structure to soil. Normally, it is located under the ground level. If some portion of foundation is situated over ground level, it is also enveloped with earth filling. This part of structure is not in touch with air, light etc, It is considered as the concealed part of the structure.