Four Site Behaviours That Cause Most Cable Strikes (And What to Train Out of Them)

The post Four Site Behaviours That Cause Most Cable Strikes (And What to Train Out of Them) appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Most cable strikes on UK construction sites are not caused by missing certificates or faulty equipment. They are caused by a small number of recurring habits, and they are entirely trainable. Walk a few excavation sites, a pattern emerges. The strikes that happen rarely come down to a freak event or unmappable utility. They come […]

Contractor fined £10k after worker injured in live cable strike

A contractor has been fined £10,000 after an employee suffered an electric shock and burns while working on a construction site. Paul Taylor was working for City Fencing Contractors Ltd on a site at Meade Hill Road, Manchester, on 21 May 2024 when he struck… The post Contractor fined £10k after worker injured in live cable strike appeared first on Construction News.

Fencing contractor suffers shock on synagogue job

Company fined after worker hits underground cable

Fine for contractor after cable strike leaves worker with multiple burns

A fencing contractor in Liverpool has been fined after an employee suffered an electric shock and burns after striking a live underground cable on a construction site in Manchester. The post Fine for contractor after cable strike leaves worker with multiple burns appeared first on Construction Management.

Cable ties up £10.85m deal for Scottish industrial asset

The property is let to SP Distribution and is due for a rent review in September. The post Cable ties up £10.85m deal for Scottish industrial asset appeared first on Property Week.

Where in the beam do the prestressing cables go? - BE of PreS Concrete: Prof Chris Burgoyne Pt4

Professor Burgoyne is head of the Structures Lab at the University of Cambridge. In this video he describes the principles behind pre-stressed concrete, its properties and applications and how engineers use the principle in structures. Learning outcomes: - The effect of changing the position of the pre-stressing cable in the beam - Sagging and hogging bending - How to position the cable in response to the type of bending involved - Failure mode of a pre-stressed concrete beam