On January 18, 2015, Kokosing Construction Company Inc. started demolishing the Hopple Street exit ramp over the I-75 freeway. The following day the ramp collapsed killing a foreman and injured the excavator operator. In addition a semi-truck driver crashed into the wreckage and was injured as well, both were taken to the hospital. The collapse occurred due to the steel girders not being secure on their bearings. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) cited Kokosing Construction Company
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Roof Framing Ridge Beam: For the ridge beam we used a 2”x6”x8' and attached five ridge rafter connectors to each side. Starting at the front we placed these at 2”, 24”,48”, 72”, and 93”. Hurricane Ties: We then set the ridge beam on top of each side wall, and nailed the hurricane ties to the side walls, aligning them with the center of the ridge rafters. The ridge beam overhang by 1 1/2 inch at the front and back wall. This was where the information from our helpful lumber store employee
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Relationship between Kmax and σf Kannan et al. [23] had examined the applicability of a modified two-parameter fracture criterion MTPFC which introduced by Christopher et al. [24, 25] while assessing the fracture strength of structure components. They utilized a relation between the stress intensity factor (Kmax) and the corresponding stress at failure (σf) as (2) where σf is the hoop stress at the failure pressure
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begin with. These types are beam, truss, arch, cantilever, and suspension. First, we will talk about beam bridges. Now, beam bridges are very basic bridge constructions that have pieces on each end of the bridge. These types of frequently use leg supports to distribute the load equally throughout the whole bridge. Different types of beam bridges are girder bridges and box girder bridges. Beam bridges work a lot like a log overlapping two sides of a ravine. Famous beam bridge, the 7 Mile Bridge in
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dead loads, (BCA Part B1.2) (AS 1170.1). Any flooring system consists of linear beams and joists to distribute floor loads evenly throughout floor surface, transferring horizontal loads down to vertical structures such as beams, columns or load bearing walls. Floor systems must safely support moving loads. A floor system should be relatively stiff while maintaining its elasticity. If there is too much deflection and vibration, it can badly affect both the floor and ceiling finishes, as well
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manufactures are known to be interested in the CSP technology and the threat of new entrants may drive up the costs of scrap metal and reduce profits. * The CSP technology investment coincides with an ongoing joint venture to produce wide flange beams. The costs associated with conducting both investments would reduce the company’s long-term and short-term assets to $245 million. * Competitors to CSP were beginning to develop new technology using the Hazelett caster, which may be just as efficient
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Executive Summary e goal of our project is to investigate the fundamental problem that plagues all software development: the gap between the intentions of the designer, as described (often only minimally) in design and specification documents, and the behaviour of the delivered system, as realized in the code. We are developing new languages, tools and methods to address this problem. Our work also incorporates independent analyses of designs and code. By applying our design analyses, we can
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"Mommy! Look what I can do!" the stubby 5-year-old said, attempting to do a cartwheel. "Jessica Marvel, you're going to get hurt!" her mother playfully scolded, scooping Jessica up in her arms. "Put me down, mommy!" Jessica said in between laughs. "Sorry Jess-lock, you've had enough playtime for now!" "Mommy, why do you call me Jess-lock?" "Because I love sagelock." She answered simply. "Well, what's sagelock?" "Well, when I was your age, my mother used to tell me stories. They were about
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dimensions. These processes are also used for making micro-miniature-components. During some of these processes, material is removed at atomic or molecular level specially in ion beam machining and elastic emission machining. In case of electron beam machining, material removal takes place due to thermal erosion. Here, the size of beam is so small that even a few micron size diameter holes can be drilled, thousands in numbers, in a few seconds. This process is suitable for μ-hole drilling in very thin electrically
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about any mass deaths in the region. Regardless, this has turned into a global event, so the above could be a side effect of something larger, or a direct leading influence. Scalar weapons are another factor that is debatable. These directed energy beam weapons can be deployed via satellite and create a wide range of “natural disasters” that can be tuned to certain frequencies. Their radius is
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