The MCM Conversation with Fitz O’Donnell, Vice President and Business Unit Leader, McCarthy Building Companies, Houston, Texas
Fitz O’Donnell comes from Alabama – he’s an Auburn-trained civil engineer – but he’s right in the middle of the bustling Texas
Garco operates Link-Belt cranes 24/7 on Seattle Convention Center project
In the second quarter of 2019, the Seattle, Washington City Council reached agreement on funding the largest new development in the city’s
Storm surge protection for Gardner’s Bay calls for a sturdy steel solution
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Two Different Uses of Sheet Piles
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General Cofferdams Steel sheet piling may permanent, temporary, or temporary left in place, meaning the sheeting was designed to support earth pressures
Sheet Pile Wall Considerations
Sheet pile wall types, construction methods, advantages and disadvantages are described in this article. Sheet-pile walls are widely used for both large
ShibataFenderTeam produces donut fenders for oil field development in the Middle East
ShibataFenderTeam (SFT) is currently producing more than 70 donut fenders for a large oil field development project in the Middle East. Instead
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. awarded expansion project at Port of Freeport’s Velasco Terminal
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SF Marina builds its largest floating breakwater to date
SF Marina has installed its largest floating concrete breakwater using its massive SFBW1000 pontoons. The milestone structure protects Kajen, a new condominium
Denso Protal 600 Coal Tar Epoxy Coated Sheet Piles for Harris County, TX for Flood Control
Houston, TX has experienced a major construction boom in recent years. With the recent devastation of Hurricane Harvey, a large number of
Bulkheads. Seawalls. What’s the difference?
The terms bulkhead and seawall are often used interchangeably. For the purposes of this paper the term seawall refers to a structure
EcoLine® Heavy Duty Grease reduces environmental impact in extreme pressure lube applications
Lubrication is an essential maintenance task that has to be done even in sensitive environments. Fortunately, it no longer has to follow
Denso SeaShield System On TX-DOT I-45 Bridge Piling Rehabilitation Is Performing, 17 Years On
In 2003, the concrete bridge that supports Interstate 45 near Clear Lake, Texas, was rehabilitated with the Denso SeaShield Series 500 System.
Repair of Wood and Timber Structures
GENERAL The most common uses of wood and timber structures in waterfront facilities involve: Older piers, wharves, bulkheads, and quaywalls constructed from
Repair of Steel Structures
General Steel is used extensively in construction and repair of waterfront facilities due to availability, cost, ease of fabrication, physical and mechanical
McCarthy Undertaking Three Phases of Houston’s Northeast Water Purification Plant
In order to meet the needs of a growing population and to shift from reliance on groundwater to surface water as the
