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  1. Wood Shoring Systems: How Do They Perform?

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    Thu, 1 Sep 2011

    FEMA US&R and USACE US&R Program, as well as structure specialist instructors. ● DAVID J. HAMMOND is a structural engineer and a member of California's Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force 3 (CATF3). He has served on the

  2. Unified Command, Mutual Aid Key in Garage Collapse

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    Mon, 1 Nov 2010

    PAR was taken of the HFD-NJ/UASI teams and construction workers. The utility companies and Hackensack’s structural engineer were recalled. All recovery efforts were stopped, and NJ/UASI teams were released until the structural engineers

  1. Virginia Task Force 2 Rescues

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    Wed, 1 Sep 2010

    left of the still recognizable fourth floor. (4) The Belgium field hospital in Port-au-Prince. Our TFL, structural engineer , and search team manager had a meeting with the building owner. After learning about the building, the search team

  2. California Task Force Rescues

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    Wed, 1 Sep 2010

    selection and use of alternate shoring materials and methods. Structures Specialist Mikael Gartner (a civilian structural engineer who also is fluent in French and was often called on as an interpreter and who has been working on concepts for

  3. Construction Concerns: Fall Protection Anchorages and Harnesses

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    Wed, 27 Oct 2010

    steel or bar joists at locations selected by the structural engineer (photo 1) or fastened through the steel roof ..... size of fasteners required in the design by the structural engineer . Their strength depends on whether they were installed

  4. Anchor Bolts in Concrete

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    Mon, 9 Mar 2009

    concrete without destroying the foundation. The structural engineer designs the concrete foundation's dimensions ..... steel requires the written approval of the design structural engineer , according to consensus standards and the requirements

  5. LESSONS EMERGE FROM COLLAPSE OF GREAT WESTERN INN

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    Fri, 1 Sep 2006

    ordered and arrived on-scene within an hour. Structural engineer . A structural engineer is essential in assisting teams with building ..... incident, the city of Bremen provided a structural engineer from a private company. Extra supplies

  6. ASSESSING STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE FROM ACTS OF TERROR

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    Wed, 1 Nov 2006

    experience, training, and knowledge of a certified structural engineer , who is prepared to perform a risk analysis and ..... have the luxury of time to await the arrival of a structural engineer . Someone needs to make immediate decisions

  7. CALIFORNIA MUDSLIDE YIELDS VALUABLE LESSONS

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    Thu, 1 Feb 2007

    Marin US&R team included a structural engineer , who added a significant level of competence ..... experience. Therefore, the US&R structural engineer ’s vigilant evaluations of ..... within that area. Again, the structural engineer proved very helpful, adding

  8. COLLAPSE ON DEMOLITION SITE BURIES WORKER

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    Thu, 1 Jul 2004

    construction foreman, and a structural engineer . This secondary survey was ..... above the A side). The structural engineer felt that this slab could fall ..... slab of concrete. Once the structural engineer agreed that the truss could