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Components of Building Substructure

The Constructor

The basic components of a building substructure are the foundation and plinth beam. These components safely transfer the load from the superstructure.

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Fuel Prices Vary with Tax Rates by State

Contractor Magazine

The average gasoline tax rate in the United States sat at 27.6 cents per gallon with diesel taxes averaging 27.3 cents per gallon in 2017.

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Types of Isolated Footings

The Constructor

There are various types of isolated footings such as spread footing, stepped footing, sloped footing. They are usually square, rectangular or.

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I-49 Corridor Section Nears Completion After Numerous Setbacks

ENR Construction

After two years of delays, crews are in the final stages of construction on a $63.7 million project to broaden a 1.6-mile section of U.S. 90 in Broussard to make it part of the future I-49 corridor between Lafayette and New Orleans.

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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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Details about soil mechanics

Construction Cost Estimating

This civil engineering article is based on soil mechanics. The article focuses on soil development, source of transportation of soil, normally found soil designation, soil structure etc. How soil is developed? 1. The soil is categorized as organic or inorganic depending on the geological source. 2. As organic soils very compressible, they should not be used as a foundation material. 3.