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Roadbuilding
Roller-Compacted Concrete Field Demos
Field demonstrations of roller-compacted concrete (RCC) have become a big part of spreading the “gospel” of roller-compacted concrete. For example, RCC was an attraction in itself during a four-day continuing demonstration of placement at World of Concrete 2014 in February in Las Vegas. There, a Eurostyle heavy paver with compaction at the screed placed RCC, […]
December 4, 2013
A parking lot demonstration of RCC went on for four afternoons and and included test strip placement, curing, saw cutting and testing at World of Concrete 2013.
Construction Equipment
Demolition of old Bay Bridge will be a delicate exercise
Calling the old Bay Bridge “the world’s largest armed bow and arrow,” Caltrans bridge engineer Brian Maroney told the Contra Costa Times that bringing down the span will be a bit riskier than the most demolition projects. Built in 1936, the Bay Bridge brought millions upon millions of passengers between Oakland and San Francisco before it […]
November 14, 2013
Construction Equipment
Excavator demos half a building with just one nudge
While this isn’t one of the safest ways to demolish a building, it has to be one of the most efficient. In the video below you’ll see an excavator spend a few seconds looking for just the right spot to make one quick push with its hammer. He pulls out of there pretty quickly when […]
November 1, 2013
excavator demo nudge
Construction Equipment
Watch an excavator demo a house in 40 seconds in this stop-motion-like time-lapse
The premise of this video is pretty simple. It shows an excavator demo a house all by its lonesome. But the way that the footage is sped up makes it look like stop motion animation. The sounds of the house cracking beneath the pressure of the excavator sound more like brittle snaps and the whole […]
October 10, 2013
excavator demoing house in 40 seconds
Construction Equipment
Excavator demos brick chimney while hanging from a crane
We’d say we’ve seen crazier things…but nothing’s really coming to mind in light of this. Titled “Der fliegende Bagger,” or “The Flying Excavator”, this is a video of a few crazy Germans demoing what looks like a brick chimney with a mini excavator… all while hanging from a crane. If there’s a better Darwin Award […]
September 25, 2013
The Flying Excavator
Construction Equipment
Shrapnel from Calif. steam power plant implosion injures spectators
Just as the recent and deadly demolition of a Philadelphia building showed us, keeping the chaos of a collapsing building constrained to a particular area requires a lot of focus and planning. And sometimes the focus and the planning just aren’t there. Unfortunately, just a few days ago we received another reminder of this as […]
August 7, 2013
Bakersfield power plant implosion shrapnel
Home
Construction crews begin biggest dam removal project in California history
Built in 1921, the San Clemente Dam near Carmel Valley, California was once an important source of water for towns on the Monterey Peninsula on the Carmel River. But now, the 106-foot-tall structure is just a liability. It hasn’t been used as a water source since 2002 and in 1991 it was declared at risk […]
June 25, 2013
San Clemente Dam Credit: Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group
Business
Arrest of excavator operator in Philly building collapse raises questions about marijuana legalization, contractor regulations
After an investigation of what caused the demolition of a downtown Philadelphia building to turn deadly, a 42-year-old equipment operator named Sean Benschop turned himself in to authorities Saturday night after a warrant was issued for his arrest. According to the Associated Press, a toxicology report found that Benschop was allegedly high on marijuana as […]
June 10, 2013
Sean Benschop, 42, turned himself in to authorities after a toxicology report found he was high while operating an excavator during the collapse of a Philadelphia building that killed 6.
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Demolition of Philadelphia building under investigation after collapse atop thrift store kills 6
A four-story building on Philadelphia’s Market Street collapsed atop a Salvation Army thirft store next door Wednesday morning, killing at least 6 people and injuring more than a dozen others. The collapse happened around 10:43 a.m. Wednesday, shaking the ground and creating a noise that one witness who spoke with Philly.com said sounded “like a […]
June 6, 2013
Workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in Philadelphia. Credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
Workforce
Venchurs launches fleet demo program
Venchurs Vehicle Systems has launched a new nationwide demo fleet program in which work truck fleet managers test CNG and Bi-Fuel pickups before they decide to buy. Fleet managers who are interested in adding CNG Ford F-250s or F-350s to their workforce have the opportunity to apply for Venchurs’ short term loaner program. The Bi-Fuel […]
May 9, 2012
Potential buyers can test CNG and Bi-Fuel work trucks through Venturs' loaner program.
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