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The following are some important points to consider when designing a safe and appropriate shoring system for a particular excavation project What is the work to be performed in the excavation and ...

Joel McCormick, President of McCormick Sand, had some experience with a slide rail shoring system, and thought that it might be a solution for the difficult excavation project. "I've worked with ...

Invaluable to firms involved in earth excavation, geotechnical and structural engineers, field supervisors, as well as safety officers, this book offers a comprehensive presentation of temporary ...

Scope. This appendix contains information that can be used when aluminum hydraulic shoring is provided as a method of protection against cave-ins in trenches that do not exceed 20 feet (6.1m) in depth ...

Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and ...

Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and ...