The end of the fiscal year is approaching, and now might be a great time to make some last-minute investments to reduce what you owe the IRS for taxes this year. Luckily, the amount you can deduct for certain expenses has gone up in the past few years, and now yo...
Click to continuePiling walls used in heavy marine construction and deep foundation applications often require high bearing capacity and stiffness. In instances where a regular sheet pile wall will not suffice, a combined sheet pile wall, also known as a “combi-wall” system, can ...
Click to continueA steel pipe fitting is a piece of steel used to connect separate sections of pipe together. Fittings can be used to extend lengths of pipe or to create angles in a piping system, and they’re necessary to regulate and manipulate the flow of air or fluid. Steel pi...
Click to continueThe Traffic Engineering Branch in Manitoba has established fairly specific requirements for use of road barrier systems. Whether you’re looking to install W-beam barriers, thrie beam barriers, pre-cast concrete barrier walls, cable systems, or sand-filled crash p...
Click to continueSteel pipe comes in a wide range of sizes, from large pipes used to transport gas throughout a city to the small diameter pipe used as micro piles. Steel pipe can be short or long, can have a thick wall or a thin one, and can be finished with varying coating mate...
Click to continueIn British Columbia, F-shape barriers, constant slope barriers, and vertical face barriers are all allowed types of pre-cast concrete barrier systems. Currently, Jersey shape barrier is not permitted unless previously installed as a part of an older road project ...
Click to continueSurplus steel pipe is pipe that has been previously purchased but unused. Many times, if a contractor has already purchased steel pipe for a project that gets canceled, the pipe will be stored in a yard for a period of time. There are many benefits to surplus ste...
Click to continueThe province of Alberta has well-defined requirements for barrier systems for both roadside barriers and median barriers. Alberta uses the recommendations of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) to establish these requirements, and all barrie...
Click to continueThe three main styles of steel pipe are seamless, straight weld or spiral weld, named for the way in which they are manufactured. Though these three types of pipe can often be used interchangeably, some styles of pipe are better suited for certain projects.
<... Click to continueThere are a few different types of temporary, precast concrete barrier walls approved for use in the Ontario province of Canada. Each of these temporary barrier wall types meets stringent standards in terms of construction and the amount of safety they are able t...
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