Introduction to Composite Materials
By Carl ZwebenZweben Consulting, Devon, Penn. The development of composite materials as well as the related design and manufacturing technologies is one
Graphene –A Semi-Metal of the Future
Graphene is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. The name is derived
ECOncrete® blocks replacing rock riprap in marine construction
Israeli company ECOncrete is developing a patented technology called ECOncrete® that would, in its own words, ‘enable responsible building underwater‘ and meet
Collision between Offshore Supply Vessel Cheramie Bo Truc No 22 and Articulated Tug and Barge Mariya Moran/Texas
NTSB Accident Brief On November 14, 2019, about 0415 local time, the offshore supply vessel Cheramie Bo Truc No 22 was outbound
Composite Pile Sleeves for a Utility Crossing in Key West, Fla.
A barge struck a utility crossing in the Florida Keys in late 2020. The crossing—from Key West to Fleming Key—was located within
Bridge Replacement Underway in Elizabethtown, N.C.
Last August, Smith-Rowe LLC, a contractor in Mt. Airy, N.C., began demolishing the two bridges that carry U.S. 701 over the Cape
Hopper Barge and Tug Capsize, One Drowned
Employee #1 had accessed a hopper barge to release a cable that had been used to support the barge on the starboard
Long track record of SFT Americas and the Georgia Ports Authority
SFT and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have been business partners for decades and established a long-term, proven track record. GPA is running
Millwall Outer Dock, London, U.K.
Land & Water Group, Guilford, U.K. Millwall Outer Dock forms part of the 110-acre West India and Millwall Dock system on the
Vietnamese deep seaport, Gemalink, equipped with SFT cone fender systems and bollards
In early 2021, the Gemadept shipping company opened a new terminal in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province, Vietnam. The province is located on
Workers Shearing Concrete Pile Miscommunicate with Crane Operator; One Dead, One Injured
Employees #1 and #2 and a crane operator were shearing prestressed, reinforced precast 40-foot pilings that had been driven as building supports
Excerpts from the Coast Guard Bulletin, 1939-42
Volume 1, Number 1, July 1939 BIDS FOR NEW TENDERS OPENED Bids for the construction of one, two, or three
ScaffFloat completes 3-tonne contract lift with floating scaffold
In an industry first, floating scaffolding has been used to complete a specialist contract lift on the river Severn, England, U.K. The
Sheet Pile Breaks Loose from Chain; One Dead
Employee #1 and Employee #2, both pile drivers, were working in a storage yard separating two interlocked sheet pilings, 33- and 23-feet
Contact of Bulk Carrier Atlantic Huron with the Soo Locks West Center Pier
NTSB Accident Brief On July 5, 2020, about 0250 local time, the self-unloading bulk carrier Atlantic Huron was transiting the Upper St.
Link-Belt to showcase new era of truck crane
Link-Belt Cranes has announced the launch of its new 120 US-ton (110-mt) base rated, 120|HT hydraulic truck crane. The 120|HT will make
