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Construction Equipment

Big Bertha, world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, arrives in Seattle

The “Big” in Bertha’s name isn’t there for the catchiness. It’s there because it’s apt. With a 57-foot diameter and a length of a football field, Big Bertha is the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine. She’s quite hefty too. Bertha is assembled from 41 parts, the largest of which weighs in at 900 tons. And she […]

April 4, 2013

Business

D.C. airport metro station tops list of biggest U.S. infrastructure projects

According to Same Day Steel Deck these are the five highest-profile transportation infrastructure projects in the United States. 1. Dulles Transit Extension in Washington, D.C: This $6.2 billion project began in 2008 and has a target completion date of 2016. It’s purpose is to extend the Washington Metro line to Dulles International Airport and Tyson’s Corner. 2. […]

March 13, 2013

Technology

Red Dot expands test facilities

Red Dot expanded its advanced engineering and test center to include dedicated facilities for conducting vibration, acoustics, electromagnetic and radio frequency interference and blower-lifecycle validation. The new test areas are part of the company’s H.G. Runnings Technical Center in Seattle. The new areas include an electrodynamic shaker, blower test cell, acoustic test lab and EMI/RFI […]

December 20, 2010

Technology

NAPA Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements Conference set for Seattle Sept. 28-30

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has announced that the organization’s Young Leaders’ Committee will be hosting the Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements Conference and Young Leaders’ Annual Meeting, which will be held Sept. 28 – 30 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. This information-packed program will focus on three main areas: best practices […]

June 9, 2010