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Hinkley Point C | Unit 2 pools accelerated with welding technique and heavy lift cranes return

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Synergic metal active gas (Smag) welding is being used at Hinkley Point C’s Unit 2 reactor to increase construction efficiencies, while the world’s largest tower cranes have returned to the site as construction ramps up.

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How Can I Prepare For a Lift Installation?

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The post How Can I Prepare For a Lift Installation? Lift installations are significant projects in any construction or renovation endeavour. Whether it’s for a commercial building, a residential complex, or a public facility, installing a lift requires careful planning and preparation to ensure smooth execution.

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Designs finalised for Ballarat Station upgrades

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The project will also deliver a new pedestrian overpass, along with lifts and stairs installed at bot platforms. Access will also be improved to the existing northern station entrance with a new ramp, stairs, and automatic sliding door. Image: Victorian Government.

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Bridge Lift now complete at Iarnród Éireann’s Little Island Station

Plant & Civil Engineer

Triur Construction working on behalf of Iarnród Éireann has completed the lifting in of a new precast concrete bridge span into place, which will be the deck for the accessible footbridge, which is currently being constructed at Little Island Station. The lifting in of the span, which was done by a Liebherr LTM 1450 – 8.1

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New Deer Park station and road rail bridge now open

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Major work will still continue on the new Deer Park Station over the next few months to install lifts and ramps, fit myki readers, create 150 new and upgraded car parks and build the multi-bay bus interchange and pick-up/drop-off zones.

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Bridge beam boost for Inland Rail

Roads Online

McConnell Dowell lifted the last of six concrete beams into position, with each beam weighing around 85 tonnes and lifted into place by a 650-tonne crawler crane. Construction on the Inland Rail project has hit another milestone, with bridge beams over the rail corridor at Seymour-Avenal Road in Victoria now installed.

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JCB Launches Zero-Emission Electric Drive Scissor Lift Range

Plant & Civil Engineer

The electric motors also deliver increased torque to the wheels and up to 25% gradeability, making it easier to drive on inclines and to load up truck ramps. The post JCB Launches Zero-Emission Electric Drive Scissor Lift Range appeared first on Plant and Civil Engineering.

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