A new tunnel formwork system from Pilosio reduces the time needed for assembly. Made from standard components, this can be used for a wide range of geometries.
Sunderland sees a bridge slide into place and two bridges inch their way across a Polish highway
Slowly but surely, a 2,500 tonne section of a new bridge deck was eased out from the banks of the River Wear near Sunderland in northern England. It now straddles the water, pointing towards the opposite bank which it will eventually reach after another sliding operation likely to take place next year.
The project to build the New Wear Crossing is now halfway through with the first half of the steel deck b
A new bridge is being constructed across the Vistula River near Grudzi?dz, Poland, and for the foreland bridge from south-east direction, a so-called incremental launching method is being used. Two lanes, each some 556m long, are being constructed in 25 concreting cycles with standard lengths of 24m, while the formwork is 25m long and is positioned behind the bridge abutments.
Singapore-based PRIMACH is now offering an improved range of small to medium sized batching plants. These units are designed to meet the needs of developing markets and can cope with use in remote areas with tough jobsite conditions. Rugged and reliable, the plants can cope with wide variations in climate, while producing high quality hot-mix at low cost according to the firm.
The PRIMACH asphalt mixing plants have been specifically developed to meet customer needs in emergent markets such South East Asi
