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  • Fire Detection After Earthquake And Its Prevention

    Fire detection and prevention is an important function of the earthquake engineering, and since life and property is concerned, active research is being carried out on this important science. Several techniques are being used, including modern construction...
    By AggK September 1, 2011 

  • The Preventable Nature of Crane Accidents

    Crane accidents can be caused by mechanical failures or human failures in the operations of the cranes. Even the mechanical failures can be a result of improper supervision or maintenance and all point to lack of training and required attention to crane...
    By Jayant R Row June 28, 2011 

  • Learn About Tower Cranes

    Tower cranes are used for lifting heavy building materials like concrete slabs, steel structures, bulk sand bags, machinery equipment like power generators, cement mixing machines, and other objects. They are usually located on top of the buildings with...
    By sriram balu May 20, 2011 


  • What Is a Construction Crane?

    What is a construction crane, what is the purpose of this machine, and how do construction cranes work? In this article we will look at answers to all these questions...
    By Kevin-F April 14, 2011 

  • Types Of Reinforced Concrete

    Fibers are utilized in cement to manage the cracking characteristics and reduce permeability. The surrounding concrete protects the steel used for reinforcement. Glass fiber reinforced concrete is used for architectural products and steel fibers are mostly...
    By AggK February 14, 2011 

  • Heavy Construction Equipment Defined

    Heavy construction equipment can include tunnel boring machines and ship-based lifting cranes used in port and bridge construction among others. Some common heavy construction equipment needs special permission to move on roads and quite often may even...
    By Jayant R Row September 19, 2010 


  • The Hidden History of TNT

    This is a review of the poorly known story of TNT. Few people realize that TNT, though developed at the same time as dynamite, is actually a different compound entirely. The history of TNT has an interesting starting point: TNT was developed as a...
    By Erik Hinrichsen September 1, 2010 

  • Use of Construction Cranes

    Construction cranes have a significant contribution in the growth of the construction industry. The construction cranes include tower cranes, mobile cranes, truck mounted cranes, and several other types. The selection of construction cranes is based on...
    By Finn Orfano March 8, 2010 

  • Heavy Duty Trailer Tires

    The heavy duty trailer tires normally used are radial since these tires have superior strength and improved wear characteristics. These tires are extremely expensive, and need to be appropriately preserved by maintaining proper tire pressures and observing...
    By Finn Orfano February 15, 2010 

  • Basics of Compact Tractors

    Compact tractors are widely used in the construction industries and are considered to be extremely useful equipment for these purposes. Numerous tractor implements like backhoe loaders, buckets, draw-bars, and stabilizer bars specifically make the compact...
    By Finn Orfano February 14, 2010 
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