Cost and safety factors drive advance basic changes in foundations

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The focus of the construction industry currently is on using less material and labor and on moving towards testing, analysis and verification of foundation technologies. Addressing this issue, Ohio based Pile Dynamics, Inc., has come up with a wide variety of testing and measuring instruments, such as micropiles.

Product information, Personnel administration, Construction machinery, Use of energy, Human resource management, Energy use, Company personnel management, Construction equipment industry

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Changes proposed to New York City building code in response to September 11 terrorist attack

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New York City's mayor has proposed a law that would change the city's building code in response to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The proposed changes contain many addition requirements regarding to stairs and elevators and also the exits from the floor of a building.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, New York, Legal/Government Regulation, Interpretation and construction, Laws, regulations and rules, Influence, Building law, Building codes, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001

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The widening gulf

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Report by Rand Corporation which suggests a high degree of progress in technology by 2020 is discussed. Implications of this kind of global technology revolution on American civil engineers are analyzed.

Engineering services, Civil Engineering, Engineering for Nonbuilding Construction, Innovations, Reports, Rand Construction Corp.

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