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Trolley Route Flooding Alleviated by Stormwater Management Solutions 

Civil + Structural Engineer

Nick Huston, Senior Marketing Manager, Transportation and Water, Oldcastle Infrastructure The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) trolley routes 101 and 102, sometimes called the Media-Sharon Hill line, are light rail lines serving portions of Delaware County. A vital element of the selection of precast (vs.

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Heavy Equipment: 5 Different Types And Uses In Construction

Construction Marketing

With so much heavy equipment in the construction industry, it’s normal to get confused about their uses. Building and construction, whether it’s for structures or roads, requires multiple types of heavy equipment. You can use an excavator for lifting heavy amounts of soil. 2) Bulldozer Or Dozer. 3) Backhoe.

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Build lean, clean, and green: Exploring off-site heavy timber construction

Construction Specifier

Using a high-quality, carefully designed system such as heavy timber construction offers many advantages to off-site construction. Heavy timber stands out as a sustainable building material and is embraced by builders worldwide. Heavy timber stands out as a sustainable building material and is embraced by builders worldwide.

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Concrete Construction Tools for Construction Sites

CivilJungle

Introduction of Concrete Construction Tools for Construction Sites. Concrete is one of the most widely used building materials in the Construction Industry. There are various types of concrete construction tools are used on the construction site. Concrete construction tools help to complete the work fast with accuracy.

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Forces Acting on a Gravity Dam | Construction of Gravity Dam | Advantages & Disadvantages of Gravity Dam | Applications of Gravity Dam

CivilJungle

The Gravity dam is constructed from masonry or concrete. Gravity dams are massive structures that are constructed with the help of stone or concrete. The construction of concrete gravity dams is preferred as compared to the other types of dams. When the concrete is poured, it is poured to a certain height which is known as Lift.

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19 Different Types of Slabs in Construction | What Is a Slab

CivilJungle

Slabs are structural elements manufactured from concrete constructed to produce flat surfaces, usually horizontal, in building floors, roofs, bridges. If reinforcement is required, slabs could also be pre-stressed or the concrete will be spilled over rebar positioned within the framework. What Is a Slab? Types of Slabs.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

For the first time, robot arms are applying layers of fast-setting concrete. Other processes use a mix of concrete and glass fibers, which makes it possible to build even large concrete buildings. Simultaneous expression of concrete polymer foam for insulation is also already possible.