Aggregates firm fined after worker crushed to death

Court hands out £24,000 fine after worker drawn into compression conveyor

Why Data Center Schedules Compress Everywhere Except Commissioning

The post Why Data Center Schedules Compress Everywhere Except Commissioning appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Commissioning resists compression because it is a sequential verification process whose duration is governed by test dependencies and documentary evidence rather than by labour loading. Adding operatives to a shell, a riser or a rough-in pulls those activities forward, because they are resource-limited. Adding people to Level 4 functional testing and Level 5 integrated systems […]

Compression vs Push-Fit Fittings: What Every Home Renovator Needs to Know

The post Compression vs Push-Fit Fittings: What Every Home Renovator Needs to Know appeared first on UK Construction Blog. At some point in most kitchen or bathroom renovations, you’re going to have to make a decision about pipe fittings. Usually it comes up when your plumber asks which way you want to go, or when you’re pricing up materials and there are two completely different options in front of you with no obvious explanation […]

Saipem Wins $1B Aramco Gas Compression Plant Contract in Saudi Arabia

Why did Aramco select Saipem for the first project under its national EPC 'champion' program—and what does it signal for Saudi delivery models?

Non-compression cavity barriers pose fire safety risk, association warns

The Masonry Association has warned that cavity barriers installed without compression pose a potentially fatal safety risk, even if they pass laboratory tests. The association’s newly-formed technical committee said that while some zero-compression products meet laboratory fire test standards, they may not maintain fire integrity… The post Non-compression cavity barriers pose fire safety risk, association warns appeared first on Construction News.

The Efficient Engineer - Understanding and Analysing Trusses, 05052020

This video takes a detailed look at trusses. Trusses are structures made of up slender members, connected at joints which can be approximated to pinned connections.

The Efficient Engineer - Understanding Buckling

Buckling is a failure mode that occurs in columns and other members that are loaded in compression. It is a sudden change deformation that occurs at a certain critical load. In this video we explore some key topics relating to buckling, including Euler's formula, the effects of end conditions, and other aspects like the effect of column slenderness, inelastic buckling and the buckling of shells and plates.

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

What is prestressed concrete? - Bare Essentials of Prestressed Concrete with Prof Chris Burgoyne Pt1

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 applying compressive force to connected elements - How a compressive force eliminates tension in a beam - The advantages compared with reinforced concrete

What is Reinforced Concrete? - Bare Essentials of Reinforced Concrete with Prof Tim Ibell Pt1

Professor Ibell is Associate Dean at the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. In this video he describes the underlying reasons why we reinforce concrete, how concrete and steel work together and the main principles that engineers apply to produce reinforced concrete structures. Learning outcomes The compression and tension effects of loading a concrete beam. How steel counters the weakness of concrete in tension. A new material call reinforced concrete.