Infrastructure Projects - Construction Technology
A Practical Guide to Construction Techniques and Practice
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Class 1 - Support of Excavation (SOE) Basic - Part 1
Introduction by Irwin Weinbaum select
29 CFR - Review of requirements. Impact of existing utilities on each of the support of excavation techniques. select |
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Class 2 - Support of Excavation (SOE) Basic - Part 2
Timber sheeting, soldier piles and lagging, steel sheet piling. select
Installation of steel sheet piling. select Cross lot bracing. Typical installation of pipe struts and walers. select Inclined rakers, Dewatering - Deep well system. Ejector (eductor) system. Well point system. select |
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Class 3 - Support of Excavation Advanced - Secant Pile Walls
Starter wall and drill rig for secant pile wall. select
Primary Hole for secant pile wall. select Secondary Hole for secant pile wall. select Completed secant pile wall. select |
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Class 4 - Support of Excavation Advanced - Slurry Walls
Early use of slurry walls at World Trade Center. Definitions - Slurry wall - Diaphragm Wall. select
Construction of slurry walls. select Explanation of tremie method for placing concrete under water. select Video showing the tremie method for placing concrete.select Top down construction using slurry walls as permanent walls. select Applications of slurry walls for deep excavations. select |
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Class 5 - Mass Transit - Cut and Cover Tunnels - Part 1
Historic and modern application of cut and cover tunnel technique. select
Modern application of cut and cover technique - View below street level. select Installing deck beams and concrete panels. select Underpinning existing subway structure. select |
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Class 6 - Mass Transit - Cut and Cover Tunnels - Part 2
Timber vs. concrete decking. Rock blasting, blast mats. select
Mixed face tunnel. Rock blasting select Mud slab, sand wall. Waterproofing tunnel. select Underpinning existing subway structures with drilled piles - mini piles. select |
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Class 7 -
Underpinning
Needle beams. Pre-loading needle beams. select
Underpinning pits.select Drilled piles. Mini piles in active subway. select Drilled piles. . select |
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Class 8 - Construction Equipment
Lattice boom cranes. Hydraulic cranes with telescoping booms. select
Crane load charts and space requirements. select Tower cranes and how they climb. select Heavy construction equipment - backhoe, loader and dynahoe. select Highway equipment - road grader and roller. select Pile driver, pile load test. select |
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Class 9 - Urban Highway Construction - Part 1
Isolating the work zone from the public. Utilities are critical path. select
Shifting traffic with temporary asphalt. GRES wall. Light weight fill. select Progress meeting. Preparing for new pavement select |
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Class 10 - Urban Highway Construction - Part 2
Maintenance and protection of traffic MPT select
Placing concrete for new pavement. select Control joints to prevent shrinkage cracks. select Stage construction. Single lane chute. select |
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Class 11 - Concrete
Components of concrete. Water cement ratio. select
Slump test. select Moist cure. Formwork for two faced forms, single face forms. select Concrete placement with crane and bucket, concrete pump and conveyor. select Versatility of concrete and aesthetics. select |
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Class 12 - Remove and Replace an Overpass - Part 1
Innovative approach to construction phasing. selectNeedle beams supporting existing structure. select Needle beams supporting existing structure. select Construction of abutment footing and walls. select Project is terminated after completing only one third of the work. select |
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Class 13 - Remove and Replace an Overpass - Part 2
New contract awarded to complete the project. Correcting the original problem. select
Soil nails and shotcrete as support of excavation. select Existing bridge deck removed. select New steel erection during night time shut down of traffic. select New bridge deck construction. select |
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Class 14 - Remove and Replace a Bridge
Existing three span truss to be removed and replaced in six months! select
Micropiles installed for new footings. select Construction of new piers and superstructure. select Coordination of structural drawings with mechanical and electrical.Opening ceremony ahead of schedule. select |
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