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API and NABTU Announce Pipeline Construction Safety Training Program

Construction Equipment

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) have announced the establishment of the Pipeline Construction Safety Training Program.

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Worker Killed on Library Foundation Job in Woburn, Mass.

ENR Construction

The Medical Examiner now will determine how union laborer Mark Camire, 32, died.

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What Is Pipe Fittings | Types of Pipe Fittings

CivilJungle

Adapter, Bushing, Coupling and Union Fittings. Union Fittings. Adapter, Bushing, Coupling and Union Fittings. The list of adapter, bushing, coupling and union fittings are as follows. Union Fittings. Unions connect two same pipes by threaded rings or nuts. Cross, Tee, Wye and Elbow Fittings. Cross Fittings.

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All About Floating Houses | What Are Floating Houses | Type of Floating Houses | What Is Floating Building | Floating Architecture Examples

CivilJungle

What is Floating Foundation | Suitability of the Floating Foundation | Advantages & Disadvantage of Floating Foundation | How to Build a Floating House Foundation. This is located in Seattle’s Lake Union. How to Build a Floating House Foundation? Floating Foundation Example.

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Utilizing computer vision, AI technology for visual jobsite tasks

BD+C

Using a computer vision application, a construction manager or crew member could diagnose whether an entire concrete foundation is level or if planned piping or other features are correctly located. Many of the examples provided are hypothetical but this technology has already demonstrated its effectiveness in consumer applications.

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Align hits key milestone on HS2 Colne Valley viaduct

Construction Enquirer

Cofferdams were used to hold back the water while the 60m deep foundations were built into the bed of the lakes. Cast in place using a series of giant moulds, each pier has a separate tower crane, with a temporary access bridge linking them with the main construction site. Each pier weighs around 1,800 tonnes and took nine months to complete.

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Brexit Vote Puts Floating Wind Turbines in Uncertain Seas

ENR Construction

’s June 23 vote to leave the European Union—the Brexit referendum—as well as construction challenges, for hesitation in the development of lightweight floating foundations for wind turbines sited in deep waters off Scotland and England. Blame the U.K.’s

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