Natural Building

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The remains of a settlement on the windswept northern tip of Newfoundland reveals eight timber-framed structures that resemble Viking buildings in Greenland. A reconstruction of a Viking-age church at Norstead, Newfoundland, near the L’Anse aux Meadows, site of a settlement of Vikings who were present in 1021. Glenn Nagel Photography.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 21, 2023

After snags and a redesign, the team working on arresting significant future settlement of the 645-ft-tall condominium tower has declared the $100-million fix a success.

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The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

What are the construction practices used to avoid differential settlement in foundation? The post What are the construction practices which are used.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 22, 2023

A Michigan court judge granted final approval of the mostly state-funded settlement with many young plaintiffs in tainted water case, with a separate court panel upholding attorneys' fees.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Plastic settlement cracks form within 30 minutes to 6 hours of casting the concrete, dependent on the prevailing conditions and mix characteristics.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Prevention of plastic settlement cracking The restraints that cause plastic settlement cracking are inherent in the construction and generally cannot.

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ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2023

Coolidge gas power plant project, delayed one year by community legal action over air pollution impacts, now is set to double in capacity after a new settlement—but that is a decrease from the originally proposed 820-MW expansion that a Kiewit Corp. unit was hired to build.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 3, 2023

Manufacturer 3M also seeks negotiations for what one media report described as a possible $10B settlement to include other US water systems and municipalities, as ot remains unclear if the first US federal court trial over PFAS impact, set for June 5, will get underway.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 3, 2023

DuPont and two spinoffs have agreed to resolve hundreds of toxic impact cost claims by water utilities and municipalities, as media speculate that manufacturer 3M signed a $10B settlement on June 2.

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The Constructor

MARCH 11, 2013

This method covers the determination of the settlement of piles by means of a load test. Equipment: The following equipment is required: (a).

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

As a follow-up to my earlier post about the need to develop a settlement strategy when a claim is headed for litigation, I reviewed the various decisions of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) for the first five months of 2022. Over 90% of the ADRs before the Board have resulted in settlements.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Allowable Settlement for different structures: The allowable settlement is defined as the acceptable amount of settlement of the structure and it.

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CivilJungle

JANUARY 6, 2020

What Is Settlement? The term settlement is defined as the vertical displacement of the base of a structure, or of the surface of a road or embankment due to the compression and deformation of the underlying soil.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 6, 2016

This may overstep their authority, but many employers enter into a formal or informal OSHA settlement trying to avoid expensive litigation and abate alleged violations following agency’s suggestions or mandates. The post OSHA settlement sometimes needs a second opinion appeared first on FDRsafety.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

In other words, there are few claims that amount to “slam dunk” winners so a compromise settlement may provide the best opportunity for success, even if it is only a partial success. The greater the risk, the more important a settlement strategy becomes. It takes experienced counsel and reasonable people on both sides.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The recent settlement marks the end of several years of legal disputes with Boulder County amid concerns about the disruptive nature of construction at the dam.

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ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2023

The Coolidge gas power plant in Pinal County, delayed for one year by community legal action over air pollution impacts, now is set to double in capacity after a new settlement—but that is a decrease from the originally proposed 820-MW expansion that was set to be built by a Kiewit Corp.

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The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

I have a doubt in solving settlement problems when there are more than two types of soils for example clayey,silty,sand soils can anyone please.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The megaproject contractor said most of the charges related to settlements on legacy projects have been resolved.

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The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Plate load test is done at site to determine the ultimate bearing capacity of soil and settlement of foundation under the loads for clayey and sandy.

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Four years after the disaster that killed three workers, the Orleans Parish District Attorney said OSHA’s long settlement talks hindered the case.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Roadway patterns are essential for developing a city’s settlements. When a road is constructed in a rectangular, radial, hexagonal, or any other pattern for proper traffic management, it is called a road pattern.

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The engineering firm said officials largely ignored its recommendations while working for the city after the lead-in-water crisis had already begun.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 13, 2020

The settlement also requires Mortenson to establish an internal compliance program and disclose the existence of the agreement when it bids on any public projects in Colorado for a period of two years.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 13, 2020

The settlement also requires Mortenson to establish an internal compliance program and disclose the existence of the agreement when it bids on any public projects in Colorado for a period of two years.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Detroit Diesel Corp. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. that resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for selling heavy-duty diesel engines that were not certified by EPA and did not meet applicable emission standards.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 25, 2016

billion settlement with regulators and owners of 475,000 polluting diesel vehicles today. This settlement comes about a year after Volkswagen admitted that it rigged 11 million vehicles worldwide with software to dodge emissions standards. Judge Charles Breyer of the U.S. An estimated 475,000 Volkswagen owners in the U.S.

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The Constructor

MAY 24, 2020

Collapsible soil can prove to be problematic for structures due to its large settlement potential. It has a great capacity to withstand pressure with.

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The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

The vacuum preloading method uses atmospheric pressure as a temporary surcharge to accelerate soil settlement and improve its characteristics.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

By Bruce Jervis Claim settlement agreements can be drafted any which way. Parties signing claim settlement agreements need to be aware. Featured … Claim against Testing Lab Extinguished by Separate Settlement AgreementEngineer’s On-Site Labor Was Incidental Sometimes they are drafted with broad, general language.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 15, 2017

By Bruce Jervis A settlement agreement, as most contracts, can be crafted narrowly to apply to very specific matters. Either way, an essential element of a settlement agreement is a waiver and release of claims. Or, it may be a broad, comprehensive resolution of all disputed matters. Read more.

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The Constructor

JULY 14, 2020

The assessment of the severity of structural damage is based on several criteria such as crack width, differential settlement, and angular rotation.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Foundations are susceptible to movements if the applied loads are not in proportion with the design, causing a downward motion known as settlement.

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The Constructor

MARCH 16, 2018

Building structures close to the excavation for deep foundations may suffer settlement and subsequent cracking and even failure. Therefore, it is.

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The Constructor

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Preloading is an economical and effective soil improvement method that can reduce settlement and increase the bearing capacity of soft soil. In other.

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Construction Law

MAY 2, 2024

Paul-Raphael Shehadeh of Duane Morris analyses a dispute that will be of great interest to insolvency and international arbitration practitioners, that highlights the benefits of a negotiated dispute settlement. This story is only available to subscribers to the printed edition of Construction Law.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 5, 2016

The AASHTO Journal writes that the legal settlement from Volkswagen's emission scandal could spur a wave of project requests by states, transit agencies, ports and tribes to use the money to replace aging diesel vehicles from school buses to heavy trucks.

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