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A New Era of Bridge Construction Technology Lands in the U.S.

Civil + Structural Engineer

Cast-in-place offers proven durability but often entails time-intensive labor, while precast solutions, despite being rapidly deployable, grapple with transportation challenges and maintenance concerns. It arrives on-site without the heavy concrete so that its cast-in-place.

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Efficient Home Construction: Optimizing Rim Transport Frames

CCR Magazine

Key Highlights Discover the impact of rim transport frame optimization on sustainable building practices. Learn how to incorporate prefabrication and modular design for efficiency. Optimizing lesser-known parts, like rim transport frames, can greatly help in making homes sustainable and eco-friendly.

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Insulated Composite Panels for Challenging Environments

Civil + Structural Engineer

Like IMPs, they offer weather-tight structural strength and are prefabricated to allow for quicker installation than traditional framing, insulation, and cladding. Once lifted and on the move, the workers must take care not to strike anything at the building site with the IMPs’ sharp edges, including other workers and themselves.

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Heavy lifting solutions firm helps install mammoth ceiling panels at PDX

Construction Specifier

A heavy lifting solutions firm recently helped install five distinct types of 20 roof panels at Portland International Airport (PDX), Oregon, as part of a terminal expansion project aiming to double the airport size. Mammoet was contracted to jack up, transport, and install the 20 roof panels while avoiding passenger disruption.

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Heavy lifting solutions firm assists in installation of mammoth ceiling panels at PDX

Construction Specifier

A heavy lifting solutions firm recently helped install five distinct types of 20 roof panels at Portland International Airport (PDX), Oregon, as part of a terminal expansion project aiming to double the airport size. Mammoet was contracted to jack up, transport, and install the 20 roof panels while avoiding passenger disruption.

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

CivilJungle

The hollow core ribbed slab modules are also impaired during transport. It’s essential to rearrange for special equipment for lifting up & moving of the precast modules. The hollow core ribbed brick units are also impaired during transport. Projected slabs are capable of lifting concentrated loads.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Puzzle on the construction site: modular building with prefabrication in factories 14. Robotics: colleagues with muscles of steel If a robot lifts a heavy object, a repair may be necessary, but then it goes straight on – without sick leave and necessary reintegration. Robotics: colleagues with muscles of steel 13.