Imagine your asphalt driveway in San Francisco as a shield, protecting your property from the harsh elements. Now, picture sealcoating as the armor that strengthens and enhances that shield.
Sealcoating is like a superhero for your asphalt, providing a range of benefits that go beyond just a sleek appearance. From increased durability to protection against weathering, sealcoating offers a cost-effective solution to maintain the integrity of your asphalt.
But that’s just the beginning. Discover the hidden secrets of sealcoating and uncover why it is the ultimate weapon in preserving the lifespan of your asphalt.
Sealcoating significantly enhances the durability of your asphalt in San Francisco, extending its lifespan and protecting it from damage caused by weather and everyday wear and tear.
By applying a sealcoat to your asphalt surface, you create a protective barrier that shields it from the harsh elements that can degrade its quality over time. The sealcoat acts as a shield, preventing water, UV rays, and other harmful substances from penetrating the surface and causing cracks, potholes, and deterioration.
This protective layer also helps to minimize the effects of everyday use, such as vehicle traffic and foot traffic, ensuring that your asphalt remains smooth and in good condition for a longer period of time.
With sealcoating, you can enjoy a durable and long-lasting asphalt surface that will give you peace of mind and a sense of belonging in your San Francisco community.
With the increased durability provided by sealcoating, your asphalt in San Francisco not only lasts longer but also maintains a visually appealing appearance. Here’s why sealcoating enhances the appearance of your asphalt:
Protect your asphalt in San Francisco from the damaging effects of weathering with sealcoating.
San Francisco’s unique climate, with its fog, rain, and temperature fluctuations, can wreak havoc on your asphalt surfaces. Without proper protection, your asphalt can develop cracks, potholes, and premature deterioration.
Sealcoating acts as a barrier, shielding your asphalt from the harsh elements and preventing moisture penetration. By sealing the surface, you create a waterproof layer that prevents water from seeping into the pavement and causing damage.
Additionally, sealcoating protects against UV rays, which can fade the color of your asphalt and weaken its structure over time. By investing in sealcoating, you ensure that your asphalt remains durable, resilient, and visually appealing, even in the face of San Francisco’s unpredictable weather.
To maintain the integrity of your asphalt surfaces in San Francisco, it’s crucial to address the issue of preventing cracks and potholes caused by the city’s unpredictable climate. Sealcoating provides an effective solution to protect your asphalt and extend its lifespan.
Here are four reasons why sealcoating is essential for preventing cracks and potholes:
Investing in sealcoating for your asphalt surfaces in San Francisco is a proactive measure to prevent cracks and potholes, ensuring the longevity of your pavement and saving you from costly repairs in the future.
Sealcoating offers a cost-effective solution for maintaining the longevity of your asphalt surfaces in San Francisco. By regularly applying sealcoating to your asphalt, you can prevent costly repairs and extend the life of your pavement.
Sealcoating acts as a protective barrier, shielding your asphalt from the damaging effects of UV rays, rain, snow, and chemicals. It helps to seal small cracks and prevent them from expanding into larger ones, thus reducing the need for expensive repairs.
Additionally, sealcoating improves the overall appearance of your asphalt, giving it a fresh and well-maintained look. By investing in sealcoating, you’re ensuring that your asphalt surfaces in San Francisco remain in good condition for years to come, saving you money in the long run.


H2FLOW Exhibiting at NWFPA 2018 – Booth 843H2Flow will exhibit at the Northwest Food Processors Association (NWFPA 2018) held on January 8 -10, 2018 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
Come visit us at the H2Flow booth to discuss waste water treatment solutions as well as sludge handling.
H2Flow Equipment designs and builds wastewater treatment solutions for organizations across all industry sectors. With very strong in-house engineering capability, H2Flow designs seamless integrated water and wastewater equipment packages and customized systems for industrial customers. H2Flow also has its very own line of Dissolved Air Flotation units. DAF is a technology used extensively for Oils/Greases/Solids removal in food plants.
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While Ford Construction Company’s six asphalt plants supply quality asphalt mix for all of the company’s major highway, roadway, and commercial projects, we also provide freight on board (FOB) sales to local paving companies and other private entities. Our FOB customers arrive at our plants daily to supply mix to their jobs.
We provide consistency in our quality asphalt mixes and freight on board sales to our local paving companies and private entities in West Tennessee so they can stay competitive.
Our experienced technical staff and state-of-the-art production facilities produce asphalt mixes
Ford Construction Company’s experienced technical staff and state-of-the-art production facilities are capable of designing and producing asphalt mixes to meet the toughest specifications. Our asphalt mixes provide FOB customers the consistency they need to stay competitive and complete their jobs on time.


Telstra Network Relocations Coffs Harbour Bypass
MIRAIT Technologies Australia has been awarded the Telstra Network Relocation projects related to the NSW RMS Pacific Highway Upgrade – Coffs Harbour Bypass Southern and Central Sections. The project involves complex civil construction and directional drilling works with strict biosecurity compliance. Mirait demonstrated a high level of understanding of what is required to successfully deliver the proposed construction, reflected by Telstra’s confidence to award Mirait as the preferred contractor for this project.
To read more about this project please visit the NSW Government site:


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Expansion Bolts for Hollow Structural Steel Sections
Model No.: BS-20
Expansion bolts for structural steel are mechanical fasteners typically consisting of a bolt, an expansion sleeve, and a cone-shaped nut that, when the bolt is tightened, is driven up inside the sleeve to create a wedging effect and expand the fastener (Figure 2). This 'blind connection' technique can just as easily be used to connect to the web of another structural section type, such as a wide flange beam. Unlike conventional bolted or welded connections, expansion bolts can be quickly installed by simply inserting the fastener into a pre-drilled hole and tightening with a torque Wrench. Due to the faster installation process, work in the field is reduced and, therefore, the cost and timeframe of the construction project are decreased.
These expansion bolts are suitable for structural connections due to their capability to resist loading in both tension and shear. For example, the allowable load values for a 3/4 inch diameter bolt are approximately 12,500 pounds for tension and 11,500 pounds for shear. Product sizes range from 5/16- to 3/4 inch and the total material thickness clamping range is from 1/8-inch for the smallest diameter to 3-3/8-inch for the largest diameter.We are supplier of famous building company which in UK and USA.
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carbon steel or stainless steel material can be choose.
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Rockdale County utilities are provided by a combination of public and private providers.
Water and sewer service are provided by Rockdale County through Rockdale Water Resources. Water is provided from the Randy Poynter Lake plant. The plant can treat up to 22 million gallons of water per day and it can be expanded to treat more in the future. The reservoir can supply up to 22 million gallons of potable water per day for residential and commercial use. Current consumption averages 8-9 million gallons per day, with peak consumption reaching 12 million gallons. The system’s storage capacity is 1.5 million gallons elevated and 1.5 million gallons in ground.


Nanshan America Advanced Aluminum Technologies is the first plant of its kind in the United States. The 435,000-square-foot aluminum extrusion manufacturing facility opened in late 2012. The Nanshan facility makes high-end aluminum extrusions used in mass transportation, automotive, distribution, industrial and electrical industries. According to president of parent company Nanshan America Co. Ltd., “We will also make train-body material for the upcoming high-speed rail industry.”
Overhead Door of Lafayette supplied and installed Overhead Doors, Fire Doors integrated with the building fire alarm system and high-speed Albany Door systems. Mulhaupt’s supplied swing doors, hardware and master keying for the project.
Lafayette Police Department Training Center
The Lafayette Police Training Center opened in January 2012. The center was designed to host law enforcement training classes. It is equipped with two classrooms, one computer lab, a defensive tactics training room, a firearms simulator and weapons lockers.
Overhead of Lafayette provided a turnkey automatic gate control system. This included saw-cutting vehicle ground loops, coordinaton of underground directional boring and existing fence modifications with local contractors, installation of a city wide network-based keyless access control system and serviced four existing overhead doors.
Mulhaupt’s, Inc. replaced existing doors and frames with new doors, frames and hardware. In addition, Mulhaupt’s provided electronic security and life safety work to the main building. This included keyless access control integrated with the City of Lafayette network-based system, perimeter security with remote smart-phone control, fire alarm and security monitoring. The complex was re-keyed by Mulhaupt’s on the City of Lafayette’s high-security key system managed by Mulhaupt’s key and lock department.


- Christmas InDurham
About The Riverwalk
Significant progress has been made at The Riverwalk in Durham over the past few months. Work commenced on the roof installation across all buildings, as well as the building facades, including brickwork, windows, doors and curtain walling, timber and metal cladding. Significant progress has also been made on the first fix internal fit out for the student accommodation element of the development.
For the retail element, the onsite scaffolding will shortly be removed to reveal the new facades, and construction of the new kiosks to the south of Riverwalk Square, will soon be completed.
The team will complete construction of the student accommodation buildings, roof and façade brickwork and windows in the coming weeks. While ongoing construction of the cinema auditoria and restaurants will continue.
Owned by a fund managed by Clearbell Capital, the £30 million redevelopment of The Riverwalk will include a variety of restaurants, 23 refurbished shops, a six-screen Odeon cinema, and improved entrances and public realm areas, helping to enhance the city’s amenities both during the day and at night-time. As part of the development, 253 student rooms will also be built.
Old Toms Gin Bar opened its doors at The Riverwalk in November, joining restaurant Thai River. The Odeon, as well as Cosy Club, Turtle Bay and boutique bowling alley Lane7 are all set to open in the Summer
While work takes place, the centre will remain open for business - Savers, The Works, Brighthouse and Poundland, as well as many other shops, will continue to trade at the centre.
For any enquiries about the centre please contact Alan Day on: 0191 386 9363. For further information please visit http://www.theriverwalk.co.uk/


Steel coils handling C-Hook
Handling heavy steel coils (i.e. in the range of OD 2100 mm/ID 600 mm/ width from 79 mm up to 610 mm) is not a simple task. The crane hook's lifting point with the C-Hook must lie on the vertical line that passes through the centre of gravity of the crane hook and steel coils. Considering the various width of the coils, the centre of gravity changes position and the contact point of the crane hook and C-Hook must be appropriately adjusted.
AAAO-EC provides services to design and manufacture C-Hook's with capacity ranging in 7.5 tonnes; 14 tonnes; 18 tonnes and 30 tonnes. Below are pictures of the various C-Hook's that have been designed for clients:


The current flood crisis experienced by countries across the globe is a result of the combined effects of drought and series of typhoons that happened last year. When the sea temperatures become lower than the average, heavy rains start to pour causing water systems to overflow in various areas. This is called the La Nina effect which is believed to be the reason why there are widespread floods in all the continents of the world. Among those countries currently experiencing flood crisis are Australia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.
Brazil – The freak weather condition in Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in Brazil, caused flooding and landslides that brought devastation to towns and villages in the area. In just 24 hours, the volume of the rainfall was more than a month’s worth and this caused hillsides to collapse killing over 500 people. Considered as one of the worst natural disasters, many houses were crumpled with a number of people buried alive. The residents watched in horror how the raging flow of water and mud swept away their homes and properties.
Sri Lanka – Just recovering from the effects of a tsunami, around 400,000 people in Sri Lanka are living in evacuation centres due to heavy monsoon rains and flooding. The overall effects of the severe floods affected one million people as their lives were disrupted by the heaviest rainfall felt since 1917. The rivers overflowed causing dams to break and immobilised transport systems. With 18 people killed due to flood and landslide, the death toll is expected to rise due to the bad weather condition that makes relief and rescue operations difficult.
Philippines – The heavy rains for the last two weeks damaged properties, infrastructure and crops in 25 provinces in the Philippines. There were 42 deaths and around 400,000 homeless due to flooding and landslides. A warning to prepare for flash floods and landslides were released to people living in low lying areas.
What to do during floods? If there are warnings for flash flooding to occur, move immediately to higher areas. During evacuation, bring only essential and important belonging and make sure that you leave your home secured. Turn off main switches and disconnect all electrical appliances. Avoid walking through moving water and driving into deep flooded areas. With the on-going flood crisis, people need to be always prepared. And to those who are not affected, provide support to people in flood impacted areas.
Read the related news about the Brisbane Flood here: https://journalweek.com/the-brisbane-flood/


Eco-friendly building materials on the rise as tall wood buildings regain popularity.
The rise of tall wood buildings across the world reflects more than an aesthetic shift in architecture. As wood buildings rise in cities from London to Minneapolis, the surge of these structures reflects the commercial possibilities of eco-friendly building materials. While there are a number of sustainable building products that are shaking up the industry, the technologies incorporated in the construction of tall wood buildings could be considered some of the most disruptive products in the industry. For the first time in the modern history of tall buildings and skyscrapers, concrete and steel could be made secondary to more eco-friendly building materials like cross-laminated timber.
At 18 stories and over 170 feet tall, Brock Commons, a student residence for the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, is the tallest wood building in the world. Considered an economic and environmental triumph, Brock Commons, according to UBC President Santa J. Ono, reflects the school’s leadership in sustainable construction. Completed in September of 2016, Brock Commons exemplifies just how relevant eco-friendly building materials are for massive construction projects. What may not remain relevant is Brock Commons placement as the world’s tallest wood building. One month later in Vienna, Austria, construction began on an urban redevelopment project that is expected to stand over 100 feet taller than the Commons.
In November 2016, the seven-story commercial building in Minneapolis opened, touting itself as the largest modern mass timber building in the United States. Named T3, which stands for Timber, Technology and Transit, the building was built with over 180,000 cubic feet of sustainably forested wood. The use of these eco-friendly building materials has helped to halt over 1,400 tons of CO2 emissions. The architectural firm behind T3 considers the building to be a gamechanger that will provide modern, clean, energy-efficient systems and eco-friendly building materials designed to reduce its carbon footprint.
While only in the conceptual stages, the proposed Oakwood Tower of London promises to be the world’s tallest wood building and London’s second tallest. Upon completion, the 80-story structure will reach nearly 1,000 feet in height. Designed to generate 1,000 new housing units, the Oakwood also promises to completely transform the way we approach mass construction utilizing eco-friendly building materials. The success of the Oakwood Tower could not only change the way tall buildings are considered, but could represent the environmental sustainability of large urban centers.
This growth of eco-friendly materials usage in massive commercial projects like the Oakwood Tower represent a rise in the need for products once considered to be more novelty than necessity. This is especially relevant to the timber industry. While the ubiquity of concrete and steel are far from feeling the pressure of a change in approach, the demand for the eco-friendly building materials like cross-laminated timber are likely to result in rapid growth for those industries associated with such materials. At Davalyn Corporation we have nearly 30 years of experience with helping companies within the building materials industry meet the talent demands of an evolving landscape. As the industry grows and transforms, we are growing with it and preparing for the future.
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American Water Unit (AWK) Purchases Upper Pottsgrove Sewer Assets
American Water Works Company AWK recently announced that its subsidiary, Pennsylvania American Water, has acquired the assets of the Upper Pottsgrove Township Wastewater Treatment System in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The acquisition will add 1,550 wastewater customers to the company’s 2.4 million existing customers. Pennsylvania American Water will pay $13.75 million for the acquisition of the wastewater treatment assets.
The aging of critical water supply and wastewater treatment infrastructure is a concern for the water industry in the United States. The highly fragmented industry, with its small number of operators and limited financial strength, results in delayed investment in essential repairs and upgrades. The acquisition of smaller units by larger units guarantees the necessary investments in aging infrastructure. Pennsylvania American Water plans to invest $4 million to upgrade the Upper Pottsgrove Township’s wastewater treatment system over the next five years.
Pennsylvania American Water makes systematic investments to modernize its infrastructure and makes strategic acquisitions to expand operations as well as organic initiatives. In May 2022, Pennsylvania American Water completed the acquisition of the City of York’s wastewater system assets, which added nearly 45,000 customer connections.
Fragmented water industry needs consolidation
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, currently more than 51,000 community water systems and 16,000 community sanitation systems in the United States provide water solutions to customers. According to the findings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, water main breaks occur every two minutes in the United States due to the aging of existing water infrastructure. Pipeline ruptures waste 6 billion gallons of potable water every day and add to the loss of water service operators.
The acquisition of small units by larger utilities ensures the investments needed to upgrade infrastructure and continue high-quality services for customers. American Water Works continues to expand its market presence through strategic acquisitions.
Other water companies that are expanding their business through acquisitions are Essential utilities WTRG and California Water Utility Group CWT.
In the six-year period ended December 31, 2021, Essential Utilities expanded its utility business by completing numerous water and wastewater acquisitions, which in turn added 94,000 new customers . In the first quarter of 2022, the company completed an acquisition, which added 11,000 customers.
Essential Utilities’ long-term earnings growth is currently pegged at 6.1%. Zacks consensus estimate for WTRG earnings in 2022 implies 6.6% year-over-year growth.
California Water Service recently received approval to acquire the water system assets of Skylonda Mutual Water Company. The acquisition is expected to close later this year, subject to customary closing conditions. In April 2022, another California Water Service unit, New Mexico Water Service, completed the acquisition of Morningstar Water System, which added 2,000 water connections.
The Zacks consensus estimate for California Water Service earnings in 2023 implies 9.3% year-over-year growth.
Shares of AWK are up 13.5% over the past two years compared to the industry’s 5.6% rise.
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Zacks rank and key choice
American Water currently has a Zacks rank of #2 (buy). Another prominent title in the same space is World Water Resources Inc. GWRS, sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the full list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Global Water has delivered an average surprise of 154.2% over the past four quarters. The Zacks consensus estimate for Global Water Resources earnings in 2022 has risen 25% over the past 60 days to 20 cents per share. The Zacks consensus estimate for GWRS earnings in 2023 has risen 10% over the past 60 days to 22 cents per share.
Long-term (three to five years) earnings growth for Global Water Resources is expected to reach 15%. The company’s current dividend yield is 2.18%, better than the Zacks S&P 500 Composite’s average yield of 1.74%.
Zacks names ‘only one best choice for doubling up’
From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts have each picked their favorite to skyrocket by +100% or more in the coming months. Of these 5, Research Director Sheraz Mian selects one to have the most explosive advantage of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% year-on-year, but still very cheap. With relentless demand, rising earnings estimates for 2022 and $1.5 billion for stock buybacks, retail investors could jump in at any moment.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks stocks which are expected to double, such as Boston Beer Company which jumped +143.0% in just over 9 months and NVIDIA which jumped +175.9% in one. year.
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2013-11 - November - Cation & Anion Glucose demineralisation unit
A new Cation & Anion glucose demineralisation unit with a capacity of 40 m³/h has been designed and constructed by PuriTech.
The detailled engineering starting from PFD's & P&ID's with all datasheets & vessel drawings have been engineered by our PuriTech engineers.
Mechanical installation on site has started from May 2013 and was finished in September.
Beginning of next year, resin filling and hydropressure testing will be executed.
The start-up of the complete system is scheduled for Q1 - 2014.


The Dubai Water Canal is one of the city’s main waterways, with beautiful views of Burj Khalifa and other towering buildings in Downtown Dubai. It’s also a massive urban development project that includes the construction of luxurious villas, residential and office buildings, marinas, floating restaurants, shopping centres and hotels on its banks. A part of the project has already been realised, but there is much more to come, and you can witness it with your own eyes.
In this article, I will tell you more about the history of this engineering marvel, Dubai Canal cruises and other attractions and activities it offers. Needless to say, I will share with you all the essential information for planning your visit.
What is Dubai Water Canal
The Dubai Water Canal is a 3.2-kilometer long and 6-metre deep artificial waterway that stretches from the Dubai Creek in Old Dubai through Business Bay and Safa Park, ultimately culminating in the Arabian Gulf. Its width ranges from 80 to 120 metres. This magnificent waterway has transformed the city’s landscape, opening up new possibilities for urban development, transportation and leisure activities.
The canal’s blue waters are surrounded by a vibrant ecosystem, including lush greenery, stunning architecture and modern public spaces. The 6,4-kilometre waterfront promenade, also known as the Dubai Canal Walk, offers a picturesque setting for walking, jogging or cycling while admiring the canal’s breathtaking views. The Dubai Canal cruises are also a popular attraction, and I will share with you boat tour options below.
History and development of the canal
The idea for the Dubai Water Canal was conceived as part of a vision to create a vibrant, interconnected city that offers its residents and visitors fascinating experiences. The project was launched in 2013 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai.
The construction of the canal was a colossal undertaking that required the excavation of millions of cubic metres of soil and the construction of several bridges and tunnels. The project was completed by the company called Six Construct in 2016, transforming the city’s landscape and adding 6.4 kilometres of new waterfront to Dubai’s existing coastline. The urban development along the Dubai Canal still continues, so be prepared to see construction sites as well.
Attractions and activities
The Dubai Canal is well-known for its numerous attractions and activities. I will tell you more about some of them below.
Dubai Water Canal bridges
The Dubai Canal is adorned with several bridges, including magnificent pedestrian bridges, such as the Tolerance Bridge and the Twisted Bridge (or the Dubai Water Canal Bridge). These architectural masterpieces not only offer stunning views of the canal but also serve as symbols of unity, innovation and progress.
The Tolerance Bridge, in particular, is a testament to Dubai’s commitment to fostering tolerance, coexistence and cultural diversity. To tell you the truth, when you look at it, you will notice much resemblance with the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Dubai Water Canal waterfall
One of the most captivating features of the Dubai Canal is its mesmerising waterfall that cascades from the Sheikh Zayed Road Bridge. This stunning spectacle, comprising sheets of water that magically part as boats pass through, is a sight to behold, particularly when illuminated by colourful lights at night.
Dubai Water Canal cruises and boat tours
A Dubai Water Canal cruise offers a unique perspective of the city’s skyline and its iconic landmarks. You can choose from a range of options, including a traditional dhow cruise or a luxurious dinner cruise. No matter your choice, you’ll be treated to breathtaking views of the canal’s attractions, such as the Burj Khalifa, the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Safa Park and the canal’s captivating waterfall.
- Most of the cruises depart from the Dubai Festival City Mall.
- Dubai Water Canal cruise prices range from AED 70 to AED 1,000
Here are a few Dubai Canal boat tours that I recommend.
|Dubai Canal cruise with a buffet dinner and tickets to La Perle show||Book here|
|Dubai Canal dinner cruise with optional pick-up and drop-off||Book here|
|Dubai Canal sunset cruise with high tea||Book here|
|Dubai Canal sunset abra cruise||Book here|
|Dubai Canal and Dubai Creek Harbour private cruise||Book here|
Dubai Canal heritage abra tour
If you want to explore the Dubai Canal cheaper, you can also hop on the RTA heritage abra that transports you back in time as you glide along the canal’s serene waters on a traditional wooden boat.
RTA Dubai Heritage abra tour (Sheikh Zayed Road — Jumeirah (TR6))
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Opening times: 16:00 till 23:00
- Price: AED 25 per person or AED 300 per private charter
La Perle by Dragone show
Another must-see attraction at the Dubai Water Canal is the La Perle by Dragone show. It is a mesmerising fusion of acrobatics, aerial stunts and aquatic performances. This spectacular show, created by renowned theatre director Franco Dragone, is housed in a state-of-the-art, custom-built theatre at Al Habtoor City that features a massive pool and an awe-inspiring stage design.
I have seen the La Perle show in Dubai and I believe you should definitely add it to your cultural agenda. Moreover, a great idea is to combine the show with a Dubai Canal cruise, and this combo deal is available via the link above in the boat tour section.
Dubai Water Canal boardwalk
The Dubai Water Canal Boardwalk, also known as the Dubai Canal Walk, is a 6.4-kilometer waterfront promenade that offers a leisurely escape from the city’s hustle and bustle. This picturesque setting is perfect for walking or jogging, with beautiful views of the canal and its surroundings. The boardwalk is lined with lush greenery, modern public spaces and art installations that add to its charm.
You will be able to cross several beautiful footbridges, including the Tolerance Bridge and the Twisted Bridge, or stop to take fantastic pictures of the Dubai Canal Waterfall and boats passing through.
Cycling along the canal
Cycling enthusiasts will be delighted to know that the Dubai Water Canal boasts dedicated cycling paths, making it an ideal destination for a leisurely ride or an invigorating workout. The canal’s picturesque surroundings and well-maintained paths provide a safe and enjoyable cycling experience for riders of all levels. The 12-kilometre Dubai Canal cycling track is connected to the Jumeirah Street and Meydan cycling tracks.
The Dubai Water Canal is located in the heart of Dubai, easily accessible from various parts of the city. The canal stretches from the Dubai Creek in Old Dubai, passing through Business Bay and Safa Park, before connecting to the Arabian Gulf. The closest metro station to the canal is the Business Bay Metro Station.
- What is the best time to visit the Dubai Water Canal?
The canal is particularly enchanting at night when its sparkling lights and illuminated waterfall create a magical atmosphere. If you want to see more of the surroundings and enjoy daytime activities, I recommend coming while it’s still light.
- Is there an entry fee?
There is no entry fee for the Dubai Water Canal, making it an affordable and accessible attraction for all visitors.
- Are there any parking facilities near the canal?
There are many Dubai Canal parking facilities, including the Bay Avenue Mall parking, the Sheikh Zayed Road Bridge parking and the Safa Park parking.
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The extruded aluminium roller shutter is an access door for perimeter building security or storage application. It is typically used for shop fronts, shopping malls, serving counters, general storage rooms, equipment and plant rooms, school storage and garages. Sizes up to 5000mm wide x 5000mm High are possible. For special sizes consult our office.
Our range of roller shutters doors have been designed to meet and comply with the requirements of product standard BS EN 13241 -1: 2003 Industrial, commercial, and garage doors and gates. For openings above 4500 mm wide , shutter doors are fitted with our tested wind anchor guide system as standard. Similar sizes can be fitted with this system if required.


The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) spent 2006-2007 working on a Corridor Study Plan that included both the I-235/Kellogg and the I-235/Central Ave interchanges and identified ways to improve the driving experience along I-235. This website provides information pertaining to the continuing design efforts along the study corridors. As the study advances into design, it will expand upon recommendations made in the initial concept study. Preliminary design began in 2008 on the entire project. In the Summer of 2011, T-Works announced funding for construction projects throughout the State. The first phase of the I-235 project, known as the Red Project, was funded in conjunction with Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita contributions.


Fire Sprinkler Systems
Fire sprinklers come in a variety of forms, wet pipe systems being a common choice. Wet pipe sprinkler systems in their most basic form are pipes filled with water that once activated, can flow freely to extinguish a fire. They are very easy to install and maintain, adding to their popularity.
As the most basic type of sprinkler, wet pipe systems are the most affordable and effective option. There isn’t any delay in the release of the water, making them the perfect choice for buildings where fire can spread easily and excessive water damage isn’t a primary concern.
Pre-action fire sprinkler systems consist of pipes that are filled with compressed air and closed sprinkler heads. The valves hold the water source from the pipe system and open once the system is activated. If a fire is detected, the pre-action valves are activated and water fills the pipes and is then a wet-pipe system. Each sprinkler head is then opened individually upon necessity.
Reducing the damage caused by unnecessary sprinkler deployment is the primary reason for pre-action systems. If the fire is contained in a small area and easily extinguished by only a few sprinklers, the amount of water released into the building is minimized. In buildings with many assets that will be damaged by water, pre-action sprinklers are worth the investment.
Pipe freezing, corrosion, or damage that causes water to leak is another reason pre-action sprinklers can minimize water damage to the building. If pipes aren’t properly maintained, inspected and temperature regulated, they could burst or break releasing water everywhere. Pre-action systems are dry pipe systems, meaning they don’t contain any water, protecting the building from accidental water damage.
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With its dazzling sculptural appearance, Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard has been carefully sculpted to introduce two layers of a three- dimensional architectural 'petal' that sensuously spirals along the tower's full height and the podium’s full length, as if springing up from the ground like a Magnolia flower to reveal the inner life of the building - metaphorically and literally. The ‘petal’ gives Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard a dramatic profile in the heart of the Bangkok skyline while generating a set of very special features to house the diverse functions in the building complex and to protect the occupants from the environment in an intelligently strategic way. Symbolically, the intertwining of the petal’s curved line represents a constant connection to the heart of people, and at the heart of Bangkok.
The design of Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard deconstructs the typical tower and podium typology to render not a tower, but instead an elliptical skyscraper that balances the lyrical nature of a ‘petal’ with tectonics as it moves vertically between ground and sky. Efficient elliptical shaped floor plates at the tower and a sensuous podium optimize the stunning wide-angle city views for the residents and hotel guests. Overhung floor slabs and sun shading devices help protect occupants from the heat and glare of sun. The tower meets the sky as an open flower, gaining energy from the sun with a roof of photovoltaic panels for penthouse residents’ hot water usage.


The construction of an underwater tunnel would have a significant impact on the marine environment. The excavation, drilling, and dredging required to build the tunnel would disturb and damage the seafloor, potentially harming marine life and their habitats. Additionally, the increased traffic and shipping resulting from the tunnel would increase water pollution and disrupt natural migration patterns of marine animals.
The cost of the project has been estimated to be $35 billion dollars, and would be a significant financial burden on taxpayers. The Block Island Tunnel Authority's funding primarily comes from private sources, including Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort and Casino, but the public could still end up footing a large part of the bill if the project runs over budget or if the private funding falls through.
The construction and operation of an underwater tunnel come with inherent safety risks. In the event of an emergency, such as a tunnel collapse or a vehicle accident, first responders would face significant challenges in reaching the scene, potentially putting lives at risk.
There are other, less risky and less expensive alternatives that can achieve the same goals as the underwater tunnel. For example, the state could invest in improvements to existing transportation infrastructure, including the ferry system or other public transportation options.
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Roadway improvement work will take place on Gantzel Road near Combs Road intersection beginning September 29th. The project is scheduled to take approximately one month to complete.
Pinal County Public Works is alerting drivers along Hunt Highway that Johnson Utilities will be working on a reclamation line replacement between Stone Creek Drive and Bella Vista Road.
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BERLIN, Germany – Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, is an international leader in developing and maintaining Control-Command and Signaling (CCS) and Traffic Management System (TMS) solutions for railway and mass transit systems, ranging from standalone interlocking systems to fully integrated CCS/TMS systems equipped with ERTMS/ETCS (L1 and L2/3).
The company was recently awarded a tender to supply its ECM European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 wayside product to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS Italiane Group).
“This opportunity will help us further grow our signaling services in Italy as we develop ETCS Level 2 projects in the future,” commented John Newman, executive vice president of infrastructure for Progress Rail. “As an international provider of signal solutions and technologies, Progress Rail is devoted to the safety and enhancement of railway infrastructure.”
The ECM Radio Block Center (RBC9) system is Progress Rail’s solution for ERTMS L2/3 signaling, with the highest level of safety, compliant with Baseline 3 Release 2 of ERTMS/ETCS specifications, and with high reliability and modularity.
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About Progress Rail
Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified providers of rolling stock and infrastructure solutions and technologies for global rail customers. Progress Rail delivers advanced EMD locomotives and engines, railcars, trackwork, fasteners, signaling, rail welding and Kershaw Maintenance-of-Way equipment, along with dedicated locomotive and freight car repair services, aftermarket parts support and recycling operations. The company also offers advanced rail technologies, including data acquisition and asset protection equipment. Progress Rail’s deep industry expertise, together with the support of Caterpillar, ensures a commitment to quality through innovative solutions for the rail industry. Progress Rail has a network of nearly 200 locations across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Australia, China, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit progressrail.com and follow @Progress_Rail on Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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STABILITY ANALYSIS OF UNDERGROUND SPACE EXCAVATION AND REINFORCEMENT ENGINEERING
Jingwu Zhang (张京伍), Mingdong Li (李明东), Jinxiang Yi (易进翔), Yukuai Wan (万愉快), Zhidan Liu (刘志丹), Xin Chen (陈欣), Lei Yang (杨磊), Yuhuai Wang (王玉怀), and Luxin Li (李鲁鑫)
East China University of Technology
Copyright © 2022 by Cayley Nielson Press, Inc.
Cayley Nielson Press Scholarly Monograph Series Book Code No.: 212-4-2
Series of Scientific Advances in Geological Environment & Underground Engineering, Volume I
Editor in chief: Li, Mingdong and Xue, Kaixi（李明东，薛凯喜）
Editors: Yi, Jinxiang; Zhang, Jingwu; Zhu, Liping; Yang, Ting; Xu, Tao; Wang, Shengfu; Shan, Lingzhi; Wan, Yukuai (易进翔，张京伍，朱丽萍，杨婷，许涛，王升福，单凌志，万愉快)
With the acceleration of urbanization, available land resources become more and more valuable, and the development and utilization of underground space become the inevitable choice. As a space formed by excavation under the ground, the construction of foundation pit is characterized by large number, large scale, difficult technology, complex structure and large investment. A series of comprehensive protection measures, including retaining, reinforcement and drainage, to ensure the stability of main structure and the safety of surrounding environment in foundation pit construction. How to ensure the stability of underground space excavation and take corresponding reinforcement measures is an important content of foundation pit supporting engineering, and there are some textbooks and reference books available on this subject.
Our main goal in preparing this book has been to try to bring to the geotechnical engineering profession a description of stability analysis method that emphasizes both the underpinnings of the methodologies and their practical applications. This book presents the fundamentals of the Stability analysis of underground space excavation and reinforcement engineering within five chapters as an engineering subject. The major contents of this edition include the following:
● Chapter 1 on “Introduction” specifically introduces the main research content of each chapter of this book.
● Chapter 2 on “Stability analysis of fissured foundation pit slopes during excavation” based on the upper bound theorem of limit analysis, solutions are given to evaluate the stability of the fissured slopes subjected seismic action with soil anisotropy and nonhomogeneity properties.
● Chapter 3 on “Stability analysis of fissured foundation pit slopes reinforced with anchor cables” applied the upper bound theorem of limit analysis combined with pseudo-static method to investigate the stability of fissured slopes under seismic load reinforced with anchor cables.
● Chapter 4 on “Stability analysis of slurry- trenches considering soil strength anisotropy and nonhomogeneity” also based on the upper bound theorem of limit analysis, the solutions for analyzing stability of slurry trench with anisotropy and nonhomogeneity properties in terms of soil cohesion are derived.
● Chapter 5 on “Behavior of Underground Reinforced Concrete Retaining Structures for Large-scale Circular Anchorage Foundation Pit” via a long-term field instrumentation program, the structure behaviors performance of the underground retaining systems during excavation is extensively investigated.
Many people have contributed to Stability analysis of underground space excavation and reinforcement engineering and have assisted us in preparing this book. I would like to acknowledge the intellectual contributions of Mingdong Li (East China University of Technology)，Jinxiang Yi (East China University of Technology)，Yukuai Wan (Ningxia University), Zhidan Liu (Hefei University of Technology), Xin Chen (Suzhou University of Science and Technology), Lei Yang (Ningxia Power Transmission and Transformation Engineering Co. LTD), Yuhuai Wang (Ningxia Power Transmission and Transformation Engineering Co. LTD), and Luxin Li (Ningxia Power Transmission and Transformation Engineering Co. LTD) to Chapters 1 to 5. In addition to those already mentioned, we are deeply grateful to East China University of Technology and Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering.
East China University of Technology
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Stability Analysis of Fissured Foundation Pit Slopes During Excavation 5
2.1 INTRODUCTION 5
2.2 UPPER BOUND THEOREM OF FISSURED SLOPE STABILITY 8
2.2.1 Basic assumption 8
2.2.2 Anisotropy and nonhomogeneity of soil strength 9
2.2.3 Definition and formulation of problem 11
2.3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 18
2.3.1 Comparisons 18
2.3.2 Stability charts 21
2.3.3 Determination of crack location 22
2.3.4 Solution of safety factors 24
2.4 CONCLUSIONS 29
Chapter 3 Stability Analysis of Fissured Foundation Pit Slopes Reinforced With Anchor Cables 32
3.1 INTRODUCTION 32
3.2 METHODOLOGY OF ANALYSIS 35
3.2.1 Basic assumptions 35
3.2.2 Failure mechanism of fissured slopes 36
3.2.3 Upper bound theoretical framework of fissured slopes reinforced with anchors 38
3.3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 45
3.3.1 Verification 45
3.3.2 Determination of the critical location of crack 47
3.3.3 Determination of the axial force of anchor cables 48
3.3.4 Determination of the freedom length of anchor cables 55
3.4 CONCLUSIONS 57
Chapter 4 Stability Analysis Of Slurry - Trenches Considering Soil Strength Anisotropy And Nonhomogeneity 60
4.1 INTRODUCTION 60
4.2 UPPER BOUND THEOREM OF SLURRY-SUPPORTED TRENCH STABILITY 62
4.2.1 Anisotropy and nonhomogeneity of soil strength 62
4.2.2 Upper-bound solutions derived using 2D log-spiral mechanism 66
4.3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 73
4.3.1 Verifications of the calculated results 73
4.3.2 Influence of anisotropy and nonhomogeneity on slurry trench stability 74
4.4 CONCLUSIONS 85
Chapter 5 Behavior Of Underground Reinforced Concrete Retaining Structures For Large-Scale Circular Anchorage Foundation Pit 88
5.1 INTRODUCTION 88
5.2 SITE CONDITIONS 91
5.3 CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE AND PROCEDURE 94
5.4 INSTRUMENTATION 98
5.5 STRUCTURED BEHAVIORS OF THE CIRCULAR REINFORCED CONCRETE RETAINING SYSTEM 99
5.5.1 Lateral deflection of rock-socketed circular reinforced concrete diaphragm wall 99
5.5.2 Vertical stresses in the rock-socketed circular reinforced concrete diaphragm wall 103
5.5.3 Circumferential Stresses in the circular reinforced concrete lining wall 111
5.6 CONCLUSIONS 116
This book should be useful for students, scientists, engineers and professionals working in the areas of optoelectronic packaging, photonic devices, semiconductor technology, materials science, polymer science, electrical and electronics engineering. This book could be used for one semester course on adhesives for photonics packaging designed for both undergraduate and graduate engineering students.


The church on Rownia Szarlarska in Nowy Targ is the first of its kind object in Europe built with the use of passive construction technology. The church has been equipped with FAKRO energy-efficient windows.
The initiator of the application of energy-efficient solutions in the sacred construction became a priest Jan Karlak from the parish to which this church belongs. The temple was designed by specialising in the passive construction Tomasz Piszczek and Marcin Stelmach from Passive Architecture design studio.
The object through its design refers to the historical style of the region, whereas through technological solutions it has become a sign of deep respect for the Earth's natural resources for a long years.
To construct the object featuring passive building standard, there have been used widely available technological and material solutions guaranteeing long-term economy of operation and ensuring lasting aesthetic architecture unique in the world.
The building with the area of 1740m2 is intended to be used by approximately 500 people. All external partitions of the building have been designed at the level of 0.1 W/m2K, which is possible thanks to the very good insulation materials with low thermal conductivity coefficient.
Heating of the church was designed basing on the low-temperature floor heating with the heat pump powered by deep-water wells. Additionally, supply-exhaust mechanical ventilation with a highly efficient heat recovery of 85% was applied.
Passive church for active worshippers is a new quality naturally suited to the needs of the modern society, vision of the Church of twenty-first century, with which people will willingly identify.


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The construction team is the vision of the designers. Once this is implemented, the physical build of the project begins.
There are often a number of challenges within construction and teamwork is critical in order to maintain a high-quality product delivered on time. A site manager will be responsible for organising and co-ordinating the construction process. This can be a mix of subcontractors consisting of bricklayers, labourers and other skilled workers. They will also be responsible for providing a safe working environment using the latest health and safety guidelines.
The construction sector includes senior roles like Area Construction Managers, Divisional Construction Directors and Site Managers.
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Roofing problems occur on every type and style of roof from tall sloping structures to those with flat or low sloped roofs. In most cases the problem occurs after the sealing materials on the roof begin to dry and crack. With a steep roof these leaks tend to happen around vents or pipe opening or around areas where flashing is used. With a low sloped roof these areas are also suspect, but the leaks can also occur whenever the seams begin to dry or the roof coating begins to age. The solution to this type of problem is new Roof Coating Tucson. Browse website for more information.
There are two types of flat or low sloped roofs. The most common is the tar based flat roof that is installed in many commercial buildings such as shopping malls or schools. These roofs are a combination of wood or steel decking covered with a tarred paper and coated with hot tar. After the tar is applied the roof will be covered with an aggregate, usually pebbles or gravel, to keep the roof intact. When these roofs require Roof Coating Tucson it can be a major job because the contractor will need to remove the aggregate to properly apply the coating.
The other type of flat roof is one that is part of an adobe or mission style building. These roofs typically have a roof decking which may also be covered with another roofing material. The type of material may depend on the construction contractor or the era the building was made. Either way, the roofing will be covered with a sealant to block leaks and allow the water to drain properly. In most instance this sealant is a petroleum based product which covers like tar, but comes in several different colors.
Selecting the color of roof coating you use will depend on the home itself and any possible requirements from your homeowners association. The colors range from a white to tan to gray. White provides an excellent reflective roof which can help reduce the heat inside your home. Roof coating typically lasts about three to six years. If your building is in need of Roof Coating Tucson be sure to contact an expert like Ralph Hays Roofing Tucson.


Star date, 15 June 2010
Much has passed since we arrived in Ngomano, and we have been poor correspondents. Where to begin?
On Sunday, June 13th, we began working on the well. The first step: removing the bolts holding the handle mechanism to the top of the well. Happily, we managed to loosen them all without rounding too many corners, and managed to get the handle off, which dropped the rod supporting the pump mechanism a few inches. Now, how are we to hoist the pump and pipe?
Benson contacted some friends in a nearby village, who brought a chain hoist. Meanwhile, we prepared a tripod by binding together three 10-foot pipes using a segment of polypropylene rope that we bought at Lowe's.
To the top of the tripod we attached the hoist using a rope we had bought the previous day in Wote. It was then child's play to raise the rod until the flange supporting the pipe down to the pump lifted off its base to reveal the top of the pipe. Using a large pipe wrench to hold the pipe, we disconnected the hoist and reattached it to the pipe, allowing us to hoist the pipe until the coupling to the second pipe segment emerged from the bore hole. We then set the pipe wrench to hold the second pipe, but realized that we also needed the wrench to grasp the pipe to unscrew the first pipe from the second. So, Benson sent someone to fetch a pipe vise.
While we waited for the vise to arrive, Benson asked Rob what was the silliest thing he had done in college. Before Rob had a chance to reply, the rope holding the hoist broke and the pipe began to fall, upending the pipe wrench, which tumbled down the bore hole. The pipe continued to fall until the flange attached to the top of the pipe crashed against the well head. Luckily, nobody was hurt.
When we calmed down and had removed the stand from the pipe vise, we retied the hoist using better rope and started hoisting the pump rod until we could see that the pipe had sheared off at the top of its threads and was now down at the bottom of the well. Damn! We started hoisting the rod segment by segment until 18 3-meter segments had been removed. Not surprisingly, the bottom was no longer connected to the pump. So, we managed to remove the rod that formerly activated the pump, leaving the pump and the 1 1/2-inch pipe at the bottom of the well.
Some fishing with flashlights and a Coke bottle filled with sand allowed us to determine that the water level is about 23 meters down and the top of the pipe is another 27 meters below that. So, we're now designing fishing apparatus to hook the top of the pipe and haul everything out. Our first design we called the jaws of life, but we're currently more keen on the harpoon of death, which we will attempt to thread down the pipe to the first coupling. We plan to head to Wote tomorrow to see if we can get someone to weld up our designs.


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Specializes in refrigerated facilities in the perishable food industry, particularly those using central ammonia refrigeration systems.
Builders of fine quality homes.
Century Steel Buildings, Inc.
Specializing in church buildings and commercial structures.
Florida Cypress Wood Products, Inc.
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. (NYSE:FRK)
Produces construction aggregates (sand, gravel, and crushed stone), ready-mixed concrete, concrete block, Portland cement, and prestressed concrete.
High & Low Cement Contractors
Services include forming, pouring, finishing and more.
Intron Technologies, Inc.
Concrete restoration services include spall, foundation, and joint repair, concrete cutting/coring, epoxy/urethane injection, carbon fiber reinforcing, pressure grouting, stamped concrete, and more.
Providing the building products, wood, lumber, hardware, and housing construction industries with import export assistance, consulting, market research, and training.
Lifetime Enclosures Inc.
Build patio and pool enclosures, Florida rooms, carports/patio covers, and install glass or vinyl windows.
Lifetime Steel Metal Buildings
Designs and manufactures metal buildings for commercial needs.
Logan Diving Inc.
Servicing underwater installations from Nova Scotia to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, including facilities from California to Florida.
Manufactures reflective roof coatings for energy conservation.
Miller Electric Company
Commercial and industrial contractor.
Specializing in commercial and residential real estate, construction, and development.
North Florida Builders, Inc.
Provides architectural design and construction of new luxury custom homes in Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, Mandarin, St. Augustine, Duval, and St. Johns County.
Northeast Florida Builders Association
Plastic Surgeons, Inc.
Vinyl siding, replacement windows, Soffit, and Fascia.
Putnam Lumber & Export Company
Exporting lumber and manufactured wood products from the southern US.
Safari Screens, Inc.
Distributor of SKEET'R BEAT'R automated roll-up insect/solar screens for large openings: lanai's, covered porches, covered patios, garage doors, and entryways. Serving SE Georgia and NE Florida.
Manufacturer of centrifugal, axial, and propeller fans, as well as a variety of roof ventilators.
Architectural cast stone manufacturer, offering a range of fireplace mantels and precast stone molds.
The Turnage Company
Residential and commercial construction, including remodeling and custom design.
Wood Treaters, Inc.
Producing pressure treated forest products, including lumber, timbers, poles, plywood, timber piling, and vinyl sheeting.
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Pre-Design: A design/build agreement lays out the design program requirements as well as the specific design tasks which may include zoning investigation, as-built drawings, a survey and photo documentation of the existing house.
Conceptual Design: Presentation of preliminary drawings (floor plan sketches, perspective or elevation sketches) representing two to three design approaches. The best elements, as determined by the client, are combined into the agreed upon Conceptual Design.
Design Development: With an agreed upon Conceptual Design, a Scope of Work document details the project scope, materials, methods of construction, and measures that will be taken to accommodate the homeowner during construction. Floor plans are refined and elevation drawings are developed.
Preliminary Construction Cost Estimate: Before the project gets "locked in stone" we test our budget parameters based on actual quotes from subcontractors and suppliers. Our goal is to show you where your money is going, and allot to the budget those aspects of the project that are most important to you.
Often we price options and alternatives that may necessitate some revision to the drawings. Ultimately this value engineering is the client's choice. But as designers of the project, as well as the builder, we feel we are best able to weigh the cost and design intent of alternatives.
Construction Cost: When options and alternatives are selected by the client, the project designer presents a "reconciliation" showing the Preliminary Construction Cost Estimate with line items identifying the changes which result in changes to the construction cost. With this revised total cost and an AIA fixed price construction contract, the project gets put on our construction schedule and construction drawings begin so that a building permit can be obtained. The cost to prepare the construction documents is included in the cost of construction.
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Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! I propose a renewable energy scheme where a tidal lagoon is partitioned into a ‘high’ lagoon and a ‘low’ lagoon by a dividing wall, which houses turbines which continuously generate power as sea water flows from the high lagoon to the low lagoon. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Operation At high tide, the sea-gates of the high lagoon are opened and the high lagoon is filled up to high tide level. When the ebb tide begins, the sea-gates of the high lagoon are closed and remain closed until the next high tide. At low tide, the sea-gates of the low lagoon are opened and the low lagoon is emptied to low tide level. When the flood tide begins, the sea-gates of the low lagoon are closed and remain closed until the next low tide. The sea-gates are functionally identical to one-way flap valves and may be engineered as such. Baseload The Double Tidal Lagoon Baseload Scheme delivers a genuine baseload generation capability which can’t be delivered by inferior single tidal lagoon schemes as proposed by Tidal Lagoon PLC, as explained in the critical review in Energy Matters, “Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon and Baseload Tidal Generation in the UK”.


Kobi-Gudauri connecting ski lift was opened on January 19, 2019. The project is implemented by the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. This 7.5 km long cable car in the region will link Georgia’s Stepantsminda region to Gudauri and create a new cluster.
Poma - the leading European company, along with all the engineers and technical staff managed to carry out the project in a short period of time and in challenging climate conditions.
Along with a boosted potential of tourism, this project will help to overcome the most significant challenge, which we have every winter, when Kobi-Gudaui road gets blocked. From now on, each visitor will be able to use this cable-driven ski lift system in heavy snow or when avalanches are expected.


IAPMO UES Evaluation Report ER-0423 for Verco/Vulcraft Group Dovetail Deck
The Verco/Vulcraft Group IAPMO ER-0423 now recognizes dovetail steel decks for compliance with the following codes:
- 2015, 2012, and 2009 International Building Code (IBC)
- 2015, 2012, and 2009 International Residential Code (IRC)
- 2017 Los Angeles Building Code (LABC)
- 2017 Los Angeles Residential Code (LARC)
Please use ER-0423 to demonstrate compliance with the Los Angeles Research Report (LARR) requirements for the city of Los Angeles.
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Great semi-detached house, NEW CONSTRUCTION, close to the centre of Estepona.
Set of three houses, currently under Construction, and completion of the works within months.
The houses will have 225 square meters, on a plot of 89 m2, with a great garage on the ground floor, storage, patio, and three open terraces, at all levels.
It has, among its main features, a private elevator, from the garage to the top floor.
Exceptional quality construction and exceptional location, in one of the areas of development of the city centre, very close to the Avenida Andalucía and the new Ring road of Estepona, very well communicated and with all services around.
Excellent opportunity to purchase a great home, newly bult, at an unbeatable price in the village, and with plenty of exclusive features.
Do not hesitate to ask us for an appointment to visit the works, and for more information.
Estepona, Costa del Sol


Passenger Building (with wharf) and Freight Shed, Colonial Historical Park,
Yorktown Virginia. “The Colonial National Historical Park, carried
out by the National Park Service, embraces Yorktown, Jamestown, and
Williamsburg. The passenger building, freight shed, and wharf at Yorktown
were required to care for the traffic by water and have been designed in the
style of similar buildings of the Colonial period. The passenger building
is frame construction and the freight shed is brick. The wharf is concrete
and was completed in January 1936 at a cost of $55,758.33.”
C.W., and R. Stanley Brown, Public Buildings, A Survey of
Architecture of Projects Constructed by Federal and Other Governmental
Bodies between the Years 1933 and 1939 with the Assistance of the Public
Works Administration, United States Government Printing Office, Washington
(1939), page 145.
Photos from C.W. Short, U.S. Federal Works Agency Public Buildings (1939).


Explore our advanced Wall Protection Solutions in the 2023 Brochure
In the dynamic tapestry of diverse environments, the resilience and longevity of interior spaces are paramount, whether in healthcare facilities, industrial settings, or various other contexts. The daily hustle and bustle, characterized by the constant flow of wheeled equipment and pedestrian traffic, necessitates a proactive approach to preserving aesthetics and functionality. At Gradus, we are excited to introduce our comprehensive wall protection systems, now spotlighted in our latest brochure. This release not only extends the reach of advanced solutions but also equips a wider range of settings with the tools to fortify interiors against daily challenges.
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The application of our Gradus' wall protection products offers a multitude of advantages in various settings:
1. Damage Prevention: Meticulously engineered, our Gradus wall protection systems create an effective barrier against damage from pedestrian traffic and the impact of wheeled equipment, safeguarding the integrity of interiors.
2. Cost-Efficient Maintenance: By significantly reducing the levels of everyday wear and tear, our Gradus wall protection systems translate into reduced maintenance, repair, and refurbishment costs, enabling facilities to allocate resources more efficiently.
3. Aesthetic Enhancement: Aesthetics matter universally. Our Gradus offers wall protection products in a range of colors and finishes that seamlessly blend with various design schemes, enhancing the long-term visual appeal of interiors.
4. Compliance and Accessibility: Adhering to the most stringent industry standards, our Gradus wall protection products ensure that spaces remain compliant and accessible to all.
Unveiling our new Brochure: Your gateway to advanced Wall Protection
In an exciting development, we unveil our new brochure, a comprehensive guide that empowers a wider range of settings, including healthcare facilities, industrial environments, and more, with an extensive array of wall protection solutions:
Wall Cladding Systems
Featured in various sizes, colors, and finishes, our systems cater to specific requirements, offering bespoke cutting and design options.
Wall Guards, Wall Strips & Bed Head Protectors
Providing direct protection against impact, our solutions offer cost-effective alternatives and safeguard walls and medical equipment.
We offer a variety of door protection solutions, preserving the aesthetics of doors and door frames while preventing and concealing damage.
Addressing highly susceptible areas, such as corners, our corner guards come in various material types, styles, and heights, reducing maintenance costs and preserving interior appearances.
Handrails, Dual Rails & Combination Rails
Our systems offer pedestrian support, surface protection, and integrated wall guards, serving both pedestrian support and impact protection.
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Our range of floor rails, posts, and bollards create a visual and physical barrier, protecting building interiors and equipment from potential damage.
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The new brochure isn't just a catalog; it's a gateway to our advanced solutions, providing a deeper insight into our commitment to resilience, safety, accessibility, and aesthetics. It strengthens the defense of environments against daily challenges, offering tools that are not only functional but also visually appealing and cost-effective, regardless of the setting. Download the brochure here and deep dive in our solutions.
For further questions and assistance, please contact us and we are happy to help.


Ford's all-new aerodynamic complex, which begins construction later this year, is sure to impress tech buffs and engineers alike with its wind tunnel complex. The Blue Oval's new innovation will generate complete simulations of environmental airflow that have the capacity to reach 200 miles per hour.
Given its impressive components, it goes without saying that the wind tunnel complex will bolster aerodynamic shielding tests, high-speed performance and more. Aside from its high wind speeds, the complex's climatic chamber can also reach temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit and as high as 140 - conditions that parallel the Arctic and the Sahara, respectively! Taking larger vehicles like Super Duty trucks into account, the complex will also include "super-sized" wind tunnel chambers.
Learn more about Ford's latest innovations at Sound Ford in Seattle, Washington!


Department of Civil Engineering at SMIT was established in 2009 and offers Bachelor of Technology (BTech). The Department has well established state-of-the-art, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Survey, Geology, and Environment & Fluid Mechanics Laboratories. Students of the Department are being exposed to the latest advancements in design & construction technologies with sufficient field exposures. Considering the importance and growing demand for advanced course on Civil Engineering, the Department has started M.Tech. in Structural Engineering from the Academic Session 2015.
The Department is equipped with its own laboratories with modern facilities and own Departmental Library.
Laboratories with Departments are
Click here to view the list of department equipments
The aim of the Department is to meet the global changes in development, innovation and application of state of the art technology in the service of humanity. ”
Dr. Chandrashekhar Bhuiyan
HOD, Department of Civil Engineering
13 Mar' 18
09 Apr' 19
27 Jun' 18
13 Dec' 19
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology Department of Civil, SMIT
09 Dec' 19
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology SMIT


Salford Borough Council have today granted outline planning permission for the redevelopment of the former Mitchell & Shackleton site at Green Lane, Eccles to provide a total of 140 houses with associated landscaping. The approval is subject to the agreement of a Section 106 legal agreement. Work is now underway to draw up plans to carry out remediation works on this former industrial site, and on developing more detailed proposals for delivery of the approved scheme.
Contracts were exchanged on 31st July 2013 for the land sale and full funding of construction works with the BAE Systems Pension Fund. Completion occurred on 10th August 2013 when a construction contract for the works was formally agreed with Russells Construction based in Manchester. Demolition of the existing buildings commenced earlier in the year and works to complete the 105,000 sq ft, 330 bed hotel are expected to be completed in Spring 2015.
Our main contractor, Multibuild (part of the Balfour Beatty group) achieved practical completion on the works to deliver 92 new student accommodation units at 21-25 South Lambeth Road & 1 Langley Lane, London. This project has been delivered in 2 phases, with the first phase delivered in February 2013 and already being operated by The Mansion Group.
Our main contractor, Multibuild (part of the Balfour Beatty group) completed works to deliver the first of two phases to deliver a total of 92 new student accommodation units at 21-25 South Lambeth Road & 1 Langley Lane, London for The Mansion Group. The first phase of this development has been handed over to the client to complete fit out works and begin to operate from the property, while works continue to complete works to the development as a whole in the second phase.
Planning Permission has been granted for 5 new retail units and 60 sheltered accommodation units at our site in Wharf Road, Penzance. The permission was granted upon appeal, and was a condition of the sale of the property to Churchill Retirement Living, who will develop and then operate the approved scheme.


What is the Green Infrastructure Project?
In March 2022, Ashley Hullinger of the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) and Raluca Mihalcescu of Arizona Water Company (AWC) applied for and received a $12,000 grant from the WaterNow Alliance and River Network on behalf of the Town of Superior. The goal of the grant is to increase the collective impact of our organizations while developing a project that would support the water management and environmental goals of both the Town and AWC.
With guidance from Queen Creek Working Group and non-profit partners in the area, a green infrastructure pilot project was identified to be a beneficial use of the funds. Green infrastructure is designed to work with nature, the water cycle, and the environment to help reduce flooding and erosion, improve water quality, preserve natural wildlife, and more. Green Infrastructure increases a community’s capacity to manage water stormwater, can help filter pollutants out of stormwater, and allows more water to filter into the ground.
With the help of a new Technical Advisory Committee, the Township Lot on Coleman Alley was selected as a prime location for a Green Infrastructure Demonstration site. This lot sees a lot of rainwater flow during rain events which adds to the heavy rain experienced on Main Street. The goals of this site are to:
• Capture rainwater in constructed basins and tanks to irrigate native plant and tree species
• Help slow down stormwater and reduce flooding on Main Street
• Transform the empty lot into a beautiful public space and amenity
Representatives from WRRC and AWC applied for and got into the WaterNow Alliance and River Network Grant program
Grant funds delivered to the Town of Superior for the Green Infrastructure Project from WaterNow Alliance and River Network
Coleman Alley Lot was selected for the site of the Green Infrastructure Project. Town Of Superior Council Approved using the lot for the project.
Landscape Architect Kaylee Colter of Eighty-Eight Acres was selected for the project and began creating conceptual designs for the lot.
- Coleman Alley had Blue Stake services performed on-site to identify utility lines
- A percolation test was conducted at Coleman Alley to determine how well the water would soak into the ground when the rain garden was installed


All of us who live in or travel through regions where the temperatures dip below freezing have noticed that bridges freeze before the rest of the road. We also get the warnings every year from the weather services and highway departments to watch for ice on bridges but they never tell us why only on bridges. The answer to why ice forms on bridges before the rest of the road is no mystery. There are actually several reasons and all are based on pure science.
The first reason why bridges freeze first is because bridges are open to the cold air from all sides. Temperature is transferred to roadways and bridges primarily through the air. The regular road is only exposed to the air from the top. Also, the ground is a great source of insulation. Warmth is held deep in the ground and that warmth transfers to the underside of the road. It takes a long time for the cold air and colder surrounding ground and water to get the road to a freezing temperature. Since the bridge is directly exposed to the air from the top and bottom, it freezes first.
The second reason why bridges freeze faster than the road is because of what bridges are composed of. Bridges are usually supported by metal beams. Even those bridges made of concrete are reinforced by steel rebar in the center of the concrete. Metal transfers temperature faster than soil and rock. Comparing two bridges in the same conditions, bridges made primarily of metal will freeze over before bridges made of stone.
Bridges are the site of many accidents in the winter so it is important to remind yourself that it may be icy whenever it is very cold outside. Always assume bridges have ice on them even if you canít see it. It could be covered by snow or it could be only a thin layer, barely visible. Never accelerate on a bridge. Maintain a safe and steady speed. Also, never suddenly brake. A slow, prolonged braking should be used if you ever need to stop on a bridge.
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RIDEX® Miter Rails
for Movable Bridges
Keeping You on Track
Our patented RIDEX® rail products have set the standard in the rail industry. They are installed in hundreds of bridges nationwide, including:
Vertical Lift Bridges
Single Leaf Bascules
Double Leaf Bascules
Why RIDEX® Miter Rails?
The RIDEX® Miter Rail System
(also known as the Rider Rail System) brings you:
We machine both fixed rails and lift rails from lengths of new rail and add the “rider rail” to provide a seamless transition between the two. The rider rail is bolted to the fixed rail and remains stationary. It is slightly lower than the running rail at its ends and slightly higher than the running rail at its center — this gentle radius smoothly carries the train wheel over the gap between rails.
The gap between the lift and fixed rails is generally set at several inches, depending on bridge configuration and temperature. The expansion capabilities are significant, allowing several inches of movement.
RIDEX® miter rails for movable bridges are manufactured from head-hardened rail and heat-hardened steel, making them stronger and more durable than the typical cast manganese systems, therefore requiring little maintenance. With the patented RIDEX® system, riders and rails that become worn over time can be replaced quickly by a two-person crew. This reduces the person-hours needed to make the replacement and minimizes track-outage time.
Your Custom RIDEX® System
To install a new bridge system or replace an existing one quickly and efficiently, simply contact us. We will survey your site and custom-machine a RIDEX® system uniquely fitted to your bridge, with an average lead time of just 4-6 weeks.
For more information about any of our products,
call us at (800) 381-5808 or reach out via email.


by Gill Chris
The Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian suspension bridge linking the City of London at St. Paul’s Cathedral with the Tate Modern Gallery at Bankside.
Nicknamed the ‘Wobbly Bridge’ due to the swaying motion, the bridge was opened in June 2002 and then closed shortly after to reduce the motion felt by pedestrians. It was finally reopened in 2002.
It forms a stunning architectural feature providing a route across the Thames to link up many of London’s riverside attractions. The bridge alignment is such that a clear view of St. Paul’s south facade is presented from across the river, framed by the bridge supports. It’s a great place to take photos of the river, Tate Modern and St Paul’s.
Guests at any of our London vacation rentals can reach the north side of the bridge at St. Pauls tube station on the Central line.


Urgent Repairs Project 2015-16
This document was prepared in December 2014 for the Heritage Lottery Fund Development Stage
Read the Schedule Document - 15 pages pdf 1.1 Mb
This urgent repair project was conceived as a direct response to the partial collapse of the ceiling linings to the lantern over the central High Altar at St Paul’s Bow Common, which occurred on a very hot July day in 2013.
As the Church approaches 55 years of age, it remains remarkably intact, however many of the original materials are approaching the end of their serviceable life.
For example, pitch-fibre pipework used for below ground drainage and the embedded rainwater pipes concealed within the brickwork cavities to the aisle walls require complete replacement and rehabilitation respectively.
In the case of the wood wool ceiling panels, long-term exposure to the particular micro-climatic conditions within the glazed lantern at high level have caused a particular pattern of decay.


Construction of Islamic Centre Murree enters its last phase
Minhaj Welfare Foundation (MWF) is working on the projects of welfare, education and health in Pakistan. This includes 573 primary, middle and high schools, 41 colleges and a national chartered university in Lahore. It is a vast network equipping over a hundred thousand students with modern knowledge in different fields. Minhaj Islamic Centre Murree is one of projects.
Secretary General of MQI Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi inaugurated this project on April 19, 2009 last year. Mr. Asad Abbasi has donated this four-kanal patch of land to Minhaj Welfare Foundation for the construction of a school and college. The construction work started in December 2009. MWF UK is funding this project. A three-member central committee was formed for this project which included Iftikhar Shah Bokhari as its head, besides Mian Iftikahr Hussain and Engineer Afzal Ghous as members. The team is responsible for looking after the entire construction work and ensuring compliance with standards.
The building has been divided into three phases. Five rooms are being constructed in the first phase. This three-storey building would be tremor-proof. On 12th of October, the first phase neared its completion with the construction of a roof.
Minhaj Welfare Foundation has also got a motor pump installed at the site, which is also benefiting hundreds of people around the Islamic centre. The plot was leveled in May 2010, and the construction of walls is also complete. After building the roof, the interior painting would be completed in a month's time. That would complete the first phase of its construction.


Who are we?
Given the importance of water for big cities, they have invested in treatment plants for wastewater. BIEECO goes a step beyond by offering a solution to treat sludge accumulated in these plants, thereby avoiding the generation of foci of infection, odor and vermin generated by the creation of landfills.
Out of the technology used in thermal sludge drying, it is possible to eliminate the formation of landfills and take advantage of the decomposition of organic waste for the production of energy from this source, which is entirely clean and environmentally friendly.
What is this service about?
- We build and set in motion thermal drying plants of residual sludge, using the most innovative and efficient technology on the market.
- Our thermal treatment at low temperatures reduces the volume of sludge up to 70%, which makes transport and storage easier.
- We degrade organic matter, turn it into biofuel, and ensure no more pollution harms life in cities.
How do we do it?
The Sludge Thermal Drying Integral System is built within the premises of each processing plant, and its characteristics depend on the infrastructure and specific needs of each. It consists of a series of unit processes formed by thermal drying equipment and peripheral equipment necessary for a fully functioning operation.
The unit processes and facilities are grouped into:
- Sludge dryers.
- Storage and transport of dehydrated sludge dryers.
- Transport and storage of dry sludge for shipment.
- Heating system.
- Cooling system for condensation of evaporated water.
- Deodorization system.
- Civil works and buildings
- Electrical installation.
- Biogas treatment system.
Auxiliary facilities required for operation.
The process consists of four phases:
1.- Reception and extrusion
Sludge is deposited in a collection hopper, from where it passes to the forming system, which distributes the product throughout the width of the tape. Thus it facilitates the passage of air through the product, without passing the sludge plastic state.
Sludge-laden tapes travel through the tunnel, with no movement thereof, thus preventing dust generation and possible jams.
The drying process is performed by means of fans that generate the movement of hot, dry air between 85 and 90 ° C in closed circuit. With temperatures below the boiling water, risks are reduced, and the residual heat can be used from other process — for example, the burning of biogas which is part of the water — treatment process — thereby reducing costs and resources.
4.- Final product
Dried sludge is stored in 200-liter containers and shipped to customers for use as fuel.
Where do we do it?
When it comes to the service of thermal drying for sludge, one of our first projects is being developed at Dulces Nombres treatment plant in the municipality of Pesquería, Nuevo León.


The purpose of the project is to ensure the presence of proper potable water network systems for the lower part of the village of Bchamoun whose previous water resources consisted of private wells without any network.
The project consists mainly of the construction of:
1- One circular reservoir with a capacity of 2000 m3
2- One circular reservoir with a capacity of 1000 m3
3- Two boreholes with their corresponding pumping stations
4- 51 km of distribution and transmission pipelines.
5- 7 km of service connection pipes.


On 6 June 2007, the foundation stone for one of the most innovative buildings in Austria was laid. This path-breaking project was realised under the aegis of the Wiener Wirtschaftsförderungsfond (business development found , WWFF) in the 21st district of Vienna. One of the most important project features is that the whole architecture (pos-architecture) of the building is oriented towards the optimal use of existing energies. The appearance of the façade was optimised by a special "folding", so that both thermal collectors and photovoltaic elements have optimal angles of inclination. Thus, we succeeded in finding a harmonious solution for combining architecture and technical function.
The photovoltaic system consists of 6 module rows, which are spread over the façade. Overall, the PV system has a nominal power of 47.5 kWp. The innovative aspect of the PV system is that two-thirds of the system'modules have a very flexible module wiring. This part of the system is used for inverter tests under real conditions. In the upper third of the PV system a module test field was implemented. For these module fields, three different cell technologies were used to enable measurements under real conditions: mono- and polycrystalline cells as well as polycrystalline cells with backside contacts. The complete system is controlled and measured by a monitoring system.
The ENERGYbase project shows impressively that there is a huge potential for renewable energies especially in the area of building integrated photovoltaics. As a perfect combination of architectonic layout and optimal function was achieved, this project is a further milestone in the sucess story of this young technology. Besides that, it proves ATB-Becker's high competence in the area of building integration.


|The following example of
resin bonded gravel was carried out to demonstrate the ease of application
and the aesthetic properties that are produced using this easy to apply
A materials list is provided at the bottom of this page.
This system is NOT recommended where the base doesn't have adequate falls to
ensure escape of water, if the base holds puddles during rainfall then do
NOT use this system as frost damage may result.
Our scattercoat system is more suited to areas prone to hold water.
GRAVEL SIZES: The size of gravel used determines the strength of the bonded
surface...the smaller gravel size equals a stronger bonded surface,
for vehicular areas like driveways a 1-3mm gravel is recommended, in some
cases a mix of 1-3mm and 2-5mm can be used.
Walkways paths, patio and garden areas etc can be laid using 2-5mm gravel.
Tree pits etc can utilise larger gravels.
|The area was first brushed to get rid of
any loose debris, then marked out using string lines, the plastic formed
angle bead was attached using STEVENS own brand glassfibre bridging compound
onto the primed (using G-fix primer) lines, alternatively masonry nails or
screws could have been used, in many applications these wouldn't be required
as edging bricks etc usually form the perimeter.
|Gravel bonded resin can be
used in many types of applications including: Footpaths, Driveways,
Tree-pits, Cycle paths, Roads, Patios, Pool surrounds, etc.
Can be applied to many surfaces including: Concrete, Asphalt, Wood,
Compacted MOT stone, etc.
Benefits include: Low-Maintenance, Non-Slip, Wheelchair & Pushchair
friendly, Logo incorporation, Easy clean, Long lasting, Very hardwearing,
Very attractive aesthetically, etc.
|The lettering was constructed from the
plastic angle, however this could be substituted using plywood/MDF blanks in
which case they would remain in the structure until the surrounding gravel
had cured (24 hours) they can then be removed and contrasting colour gravel
|Prime area first and allow
to become tacky, approx 30 minutes. Using a Bell type mixer introduce
50 kilos of gravel then pour in 3 kilos of thoroughly blended G-fix
resin/hardener mix. When the gravel is fully wetted out distribute in
the area and trowel down to achieve the flat surface, white spirit can be
used to stop gravel sticking to the trowel.
NOTE: Ratio of resin mix to gravel indicated is around 6% by weight which
normally allows full and complete wetting out. However, due to the
variation in porosity of some gravels it is recommended a trial area be
tested to determine quantities required.
On many flint type gravels the mix ratio can be reduced to approx 4% where 3
x 25kg bags of gravel to a 3kg g-fix kit. (again testing is recommended).
The total area covered is 7m x 6m (42mē) x 15mm
thick. We did actually use 3 bags (75kg) gravel more than anticipated due
to undulations in the concrete surface.
70m 15x15 plastic angle bead.
2 x No7 Bridger Compound.
2 x 5ltr G-Fix primer.
45 x 25kg bags 2-5mm gravel
24 x 3 kilo G-Fix kits including 3 x 3kg kits for the top
NOTE: on resin rich surfaces i.e. small pea gravel, silver sand or similar
can be scattered sparingly to achieve a non slip texture.
Because the area is subject to vehicular traffic a sealing layer of resin
(which increases strength) is applied to the cured surface at a rate of
approx 1 litre per 4mē.
The primer layer (polyurethane) is recommended an all concrete, wood or
metal surfaces, however it is replaced by resin on asphalt/tarmac etc.
Link to Gravel bonding notes:-