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Why Bridges Don't Sink
Grady from Practical Engineering unpacks the critical science behind why bridges don't simply sink into soft, mucky riverbeds. The video explores the use of driven piles and drilled shafts, detailing ...
A huge crane began driving pilings Thursday at the southern edge of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the first step in building a 150-foot-wide barge gate -- part of a giant concrete barrier designed ...
Thousands of concrete piles are in the ground so far, with thousands many more to follow. Synergy Plant has been using a Power Cropper, while Toureen Plant has six Power Croppers, two Multi Bar ...
Flagler Beach received a single bid of $14 million to replace its shuttered and battered iconic wooden pier with a taller and stronger pier on concrete pilings, even though initially four companies ...
A monk seal rests on a beach along Front Street in Lahaina where hundreds of concrete pilings were removed recently. The pilings once held structures that were destroyed in the 2023 Lahaina wildfire.
In the mid-19th century, as architects and builders erected many of the neighborhoods and landmarks that now define Boston, they leaned on a European practice of driving wood pilings deep into the ...
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