Hello, I am an Estimator/ Pm in a civil sitework construction co. I bid a job doing destination signage on a local gov't Naval facility. Aside from calcs required to determine footing size required for the poles, I am interested in if someone can tell me a formula for determining weld length...
I am looking for some advice on waste container storage unit design. I work for a earth/ sitework and utilities contractor and was contacted by a firm who wishes to have a storage shed for the above purpose. I was told they will be dealing with coolant and hydraulic oils, and possibly pressure...
I work for a site contractor and we were recently contracted to fill some hairline cracks in a containment pond. I used a hydrophilic grout from Prime Resins called "Prime Flex 900xlv" and saw good results. I have also researched Xypex and other waterstop grouts such as BASF waterstop of SikaPlug.
As the spotting begins about 6" inside the edge of concrete, it appears consistent with where one would be standing at the edge of existing concrete to spray the curing, hardening, dustproofing compound. I am not aware of how that would interact with fly ash content, but I'm guessing it's...
A plant manager wanted 6000 psi concrete with #8 bars each way, #4 bars each way, and a layer of WWR in a 10" slab. I bid the job and was hired. The fact that the guy was changing things along the way (including the size of a machine pit for which I had already sent drawing to a steel fab.) He...
I have a background in architectural engineering technology and am currently doing estimating for a site contractor and working on a job for some signage for the naval wepaons station. It's been some time since I have done structural calcs but have a need to run some numbers to determine 2...
