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Highway garage project is back on track

The News Banner 08 Jun 2023
This force bent some of the base plates, significantly damaged the four concrete piers, and stretched or bent some anchor bolts. Wells County Engineer Nate Rumschlag surveys the bays of the maintenance portion of the Wells County Highway Garage ... bolts and unlevel concrete.
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Construction on Sherman Boulevard in Muskegon topic of upcoming open house

Michigan Live 07 Jun 2023
An exact start date is not yet known, according to Assistant City Engineer Joel Brookens. The project will include an experimental use of ground-up tires in the concrete mix. While scrap tires have been used before in asphalt paving, Muskegon will be the first community in the state to use them in concrete.
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MSG, transit agencies at crossroads over future of Penn Station

AM New York 07 Jun 2023
“There’s no concrete engineering, no concrete mechanical, no concrete electrical, no concrete structural, that we can look at and respond to.” ... The Garden also didn’t comment on the alternative proposal by Italian engineering firm ASTM, which has the ...
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'Flying Nun' house an icon

Lincoln Journal Star 07 Jun 2023
The concrete roof uses a hyperbolic paraboloid design similar to a Pringles potato chip, which is why the home is known as the "Flying Nun" house, referencing the 1960s television show starring Sally Field ... It was a challenge figuring out the design and engineering of the all-concrete structure, Bill Regier said, and he should know.
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Real pesticide reduction instead of empty promises for GMOs

GM Watch 07 Jun 2023
So far, the European Union has not published concrete figures on such a potential of new genetic engineering ... When it comes to pesticide reduction in the European Union, the potential of New Genetic Engineering is currently close to zero ... On July 5, 2023, the legislative proposal for the EU genetic engineering law is expected.
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Hits & Misses

Auburnpub dot com 07 Jun 2023
HIT ... Old Ways Day at the Ward W ... Joseph F. Karpinski Sr ... The pier sustained significant damage from a series of storms in 2019, and repairs required the installation of new sheet pile and a new concrete cap for the pier. The Army Corps of Engineers highlighted the project's benefits, including safe navigation between Little Sodus Bay and Lake Ontario ... .
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Hits & Misses: Cayuga County traditions, hunter blasts decoy, Fair Haven shoreline repairs

Auburnpub dot com 07 Jun 2023
HIT ... Old Ways Day at the Ward W ... Joseph F. Karpinski Sr ... The pier sustained significant damage from a series of storms in 2019, and repairs required the installation of new sheet pile and a new concrete cap for the pier. The Army Corps of Engineers highlighted the project's benefits, including safe navigation between Little Sodus Bay and Lake Ontario ... .
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Don’t believe the ‘union boom’ hype: Workers want out as Biden seeks to keep them in

New York Post 07 Jun 2023
More On. unions. Airbnb claims this new NYC rule could spur a ‘de facto ban’ on the service starting in July ... The answer was a resounding NO ... Take the case of Tanner Bradigan, a Delaware concrete worker who attended an International Union of Operating Engineers meeting in December to learn more about what the union was offering ... ....
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Light-activated concrete scrubs air pollution out of traffic tunnels

New Atlas 06 Jun 2023
Traffic is among the biggest sources of air pollution, but what if the very roads they drive on could help clear the air? Engineers in Korea have now demonstrated that photocatalytic concrete can help reduce pollution in tunnels ... of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research.
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Size matters: Unsafe mild steel reinforcement bars in Ghana’s building and construction market

Joy Online 06 Jun 2023
Steel reinforcement bars play a crucial role in the construction industry as they are a major component of reinforced concrete – a composite material that has the strength to bear heavy loads ... The tensile strength provided by steel bars is essential for reinforced concrete structures to withstand external pressures and resist deformations.
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Waxahachie council takes steps to address increased noise violations

Waxahachie Daily Light 06 Jun 2023
Proposed street projects include the reconstruction of Perry Avenue, Chiles Street and Charlotte Avenue; engineering for reconstruction of Pensacola Avenue and lane expansion of Farley Street; and concrete pavement replacement on Chieftain Drive and Sagebrush Lane ... Fire engine 3 ...
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SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF CHAU BANKS AND FELICA CONEY TO ITS ...

Victoria Advocate 05 Jun 2023
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., headquartered in Pleasanton, California, through its subsidiaries, including, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., designs, engineers and is a leading manufacturer of high quality wood and concrete construction products designed to make structures safer and more secure.
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Letter: An open letter to State House and Senate Committees addressing telecommunications

Bennington Banner 05 Jun 2023
Facts and evidence. You would think that politicians and engineers would embrace the concrete, the indisputable and would relish in their certainty. How much easier to defend the truth. Clearly, that is not the case ... But there is a wider world. Engineers delight in making things work. If it works, therefore, it is good ... ... Kim Hall. North Bennington ....
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How a school is being 3D printed in Ukraine

RTE 03 Jun 2023
Mr Bonis approached Danish 3D-printing developers COBOD, which provided its BOD2 printer – a robot measuring 15 metres in length, and 12 metres in width, and prints using concrete ... "I want to use local material, local operators and concrete," said Mr Bonis. The printer at work in Lviv, operated by an engineer.
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NASA holds UFO public meeting

Dispatch Argus 03 Jun 2023
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete ... Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the majority, said the union failed to take reasonable precautions to protect the company's concrete.

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This handout photo released by telegram channel of Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov shows the side damaged apartments building near the crater after an explosion in Belgorod, Russia, Friday, April 21, 2023.
AP / Telegram Channel of Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov
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