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About 7 million buildings will be demolished and rebuilt earthquake-resistant in Turkey
A far-reaching plan to demolish some 7 million buildings -cited as earthquake hazards- and rebuild earthquake-resistant structures in their place began in 2012 in Turkey. The Urban Renewal Project wil...
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19 buildings demolished at once in Central China (video)
To make way for a new business district in the city of Wuhan (formerly known as Hankou) in Central China, 19 apartment buildings were demolished on Saturday, January 21. It was the largest building im...
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World’s longest cross-sea bridge has almost the length of a marathon
The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China, spanning 41.58 km (25.84 mi), holds the Guinness World Record for the longest bridge over water. Completed in 2011, the bridge connects the boomin...
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Channel Slab Pile CAP Assemblies by Hubbell
Concrete brackets from CHANCE, Hubbell are used for channel slab pile cap assemblies The assembly is used to raise the concrete slab using a screw lift system through the slab. It consists of...
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Tehran’s Plasco building collapses after fire
Plasco commercial building, an iconic high-rise structure in central Tehran, collapsed following a fire that broke out on the top floors on 8 am local time (Thursday 19/1) and was burning for hours. A...
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Gym Roof Collapses During Floorball Game in Czech Republic
The roof of a newly-built sports arena in Ceska Trebova, East Bohemia in Czech Republic suddenly collapsed last Saturday. Τhe incident happened during a floorball game and although the roof hit the gr...
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North America’s leader in specialty geotechnical construction
Hayward Baker, Inc., a Keller Company, helps owners and developers overcome challenging foundation design and construction issues on a daily basis. Hayward Baker is annually ranked the No....
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A Wireless Torque for positive indication of anchor holding capacity in any soil type.
Using the CHANCE® Wireless Torque Indicator from Hubbell, you can install screw anchors to a pre-determined torque value which gives a positive indication of anchor holding capacity in any soil type....
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Raise the concrete slab edge with Porch pile cap assemplies
Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. has launched this assembly in order to raise the concrete slab edge or non-load bearing wall using a screw lift system. The assembly consists of porch pile cap a...
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Rapid piers to fit your job
The Atlas Resistance® Pier is a manufactured, two-stage product designed specifically to produce structural support strength, by Hubbell -CHANCE®. First, the Pier Pipe is driven to a firm beari...
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