Demolition by implosions videos are obviously fun to watch, but the actual process creates an insane amount of dust. The challenge becomes hoe do you douse an enormous structure that falls within seconds with enough water to control dust effectively? The answer might be more explosives…
Read moreFat Truck is the Amphibious, All Terrain Vehicle That You Probably Don’t Need, but Will Definitely Want
via CAT and Zeal Motors, INc.
There are some pretty cool ways to get to remote and difficult to navigate jobsites, like helicopters and this blimp-like aircraft, but I’ve never seen something quite as relatively affordable and attainable as the Fat Truck.
Read moreConstruction Complete on $2 Billion Las Vegas Raiders Stadium
Photo Credit: Jason O'Rear, via McCarthy
After 31 long months, the construction of Allegiant Stadium, the brand new home of the Las Vegas Raiders has finally completed. The joint venture of Mortenson | McCarthy announced that they have received their certificate of occupancy at the end of July.
Read more[VIDEO] Watch the Explosive Demolition of Historic Detroit Basketball Arena, the Palace of Auburn Hills
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From 1988 to 2017, the Palace of Auburn Hills was home to the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. On July 11, 2020, it was imploded into smithereens, ending a fantastic run for the historic arena.
Read more[VIDEO] Robotic 3rd Arm Will Help You Smash That Wall You Just Boarded If You Get Annoyed
Long before we ever truly see a robotic uprising in construction, we’ll be using robotics to help augment our natural abilities. I’ve written several articles about exoskeletons, which promise to allow humans to do more with less stress than ever before, but I recently came across a concept that promises to do a little bit more.
Read more[WATCH] 8 Power Plant Chimneys Demolished at Same Time is Better than Dominoes
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Power plants are facing demolition all over the world as country’s move away from less environmentally friendly power sources and abandon older facilities. The good news, for us, is that we get some pretty awesome demolition videos out of the shutdowns.
Read more[VIDEOS] Use Your Quarantine Time to Learn About Concrete from A College Professor
Via YouTube // Tyler Ley
Times are weird, guys. While there are a lot of jobsites still open, there are many that have been temporarily shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. If you need some resources for how your construction company should handle the pandemic, you can check out my resource guide by clicking or tapping here, but if you want to take your mind off of that and use some of your newly found free time, you can learn about concrete on YouTube from a college professor.
Read more[VIDEO] Watch a Helicopter Assemble a Tower Crane on a Remote Island Jobsite
Over the years, crane manufacturer, Liebherr, has produced some pretty epic videos. From their amazing footage on top of Europe’s new tallest building, to their 58 cranes working on the world’s largest airport, to one of their cranes lifting 3 other cranes at the same time, the company knows cranes and knows how to show them off.
Liebherr’s most recent video highlights one of their 30 LC tower cranes being lifted, hauled, and placed on the small island of Santa Clara by a helicopter. Santa Clara Island sites off of the coast of Spain and features steep sides reaching up to 157 feet high, clearly not an ideal place to haul in a bunch of crane parts by boat.
The Liebherr 30 LC Tower Crane reaches a maximum height of about 98 feet and a maximum lifting capacity of 5500 pounds, or 2200 pounds at its maximum radius of 98 feet. According to Liebherr, the crane’s parts had to be carefully planned to meet the helicopter’s lifting capacity.
Check out the video below to see the helicopter in action!
[VIDEO] The Leaning Tower of Dallas is Dead. Long Live the Leaning Tower of Dallas.
A couple of weeks ago, we followed the very amusing story of the Leaning Tower of Dallas. For those unfamiliar, it all started as an innocent attempt at a building implosion, but ended up becoming an internet meme, a tourism landmark, and the subject of a petition to turn it into a monument. Well, the big joke is over, as what remained of the tower has finally fallen.
Read more[VIDEO] STACK Updates Preconstruction Software with Plan Overlays, Proposals
As I mentioned in my article yesterday, the World of Concrete has a ton of technology companies that exhibit on a yearly basis. I was able to catch up with STACK Construction Technologies to see what they had in store for their preconstruction software for 2020.
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