There are a variety of barrier walls used on highways and major roads throughout Texas. With so much road, Texas requires mass amounts of barrier wall to help protect drivers and help prevent damage to road construction projects. Based on regulations of the Texas...
Click to continueProper use of formwork is essential in preventing collapses during concrete construction. Concrete formwork that isn’t used as it should be poses safety risks for worker...
Click to continueDirectional boring is also sometimes referred to as horizontal drilling, deviated drilling, or horizontal directional drilling (HDD). Horizontal directional drilling is often the term used for large-scale projects that require larger machinery. In general, direct...
Click to continueConcrete pours gone wrong can be costly. Concrete is difficult to install, and it’s even more difficult to remove if the job isn’t done right. Additionally, without proper preparation, crews that pour concrete are at risk. In fact, earlier this month, Click to continue
Steel plates, also referred to as structural steel, are made up of multiple steel layers that are compressed together to form individual plates. Those individual plates can be welded and cut as necessary, and they offer the strength and durability needed in a var...
Click to continueCombi-Walls, also known as combined sheet piles, are a combination of sheet pile walls and steel pipe piles (king piles). Combi-walls are great for marine applications where extra support and stiffness are needed. They’re particularly ideal for dam projects, floo...
Click to continueCrane access trestles are excellent options for setting up cranes in bridge construction and marine projects, and they are now replacing barges in several major projects that hope to reduce their environmental impact. Access trestle is essentially a temporary bri...
Click to continueAbrasive blasting (also commonly referred to as sandblasting) is a highly effective method of removing old paint, rust, dirt, and mill scale from marine equipment. It’s ideal for improving the coating life and getting rid of rust and other contaminants on ballast...
Click to continueThere are seemingly an endless number of offshore construction terms and acronyms, and they can be difficult for even the seasoned offshore worker or oil and gas engineer to keep straight. For newbie engineers and offshore workers, the lingo can sometimes seem li...
Click to continueOn May 23, 2019, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it had started producing oil and gas at its Appomattox platform in the Gulf of Mexico, months ahead of schedul...
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