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An Overview of Construction
Buildpedia, March 23, 2006
Average Rating : 9.00 From 1 Voter(s)

Construction In general, there are three types of construction: (1) building, (2) heavy/highway, and (3) industrial. Each type of construction requires a unique team to plan, design, construct, and maintain the project. Building construction Building construction for several apartment blocks. Building construction is the process of adding structure to real property.

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Tilt-up Construction
Bob Moore Construction, Inc., March 1, 2006
Average Rating : 9.00 From 3 Voter(s)

Have you ever driven past a construction site and seen massive cranes lifting huge panels of concrete in the air? Have you watched with amazement as a new commercial building seems to spring into place, almost overnight? What you have witnessed is tilt-up construction, an innovative method for building office buildings, retail centers, warehouses, distribution centers, call centers, manufacturing facilities and other commercial / industrial structures with amazing speed, safety, and cost benefits. So what is the difference between tilt-up and other types of construction? In traditional forms of wall construction, the walls can be built with CMU blocks or blocks faced with brick. For some types of buildings, the exterior wall is made up of structural steel columns with heavy gauge metal studs covered with gyp sheathing, which is then faced with brick or stucco.

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The space between money and manpower, in modern construction.
Bob Anderson, April 5, 2006
Average Rating : 7.00 From 3 Voter(s)

While we sit at influx of unskilled labor from job loss, coming of age and the ever so popular job site floater, we in the business have to daily redefine our positions from teacher and mentor to negotiator, all along while protecting the investments we engage in securing services.

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Arc Welding
Buildpedia, March 23, 2006
Average Rating : 1.75 From 4 Voter(s)

Arc welding refers to a group of welding processes that use a welding power supply to create an electric arc between an electrode and the base material to melt the metals at the welding point. They can use either direct (DC) or alternating (AC) current, and consumable or non-consumable electrodes. The welding region is sometimes protected by some type of inert or semi-inert gas, known as a shielding gas, and/or filler material.

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