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    Porosity of shade cloth

    I am looking at shaded car ports. The structure comprises a rigid metal frame with a fabric roof. the fabric roof is considered a tensile structure and connected to the steel frame at discrete points. The designer claims the wind force coefficient can be reduced due to the openings in the weave...
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    Spillway Flip Bucket Construction

    We are constructing a dam spillway with a flip bucket energy dissipator. The bucket radius is 5m and the mass is approx 70 T /m What is the best current practice to form and place such structures? The possibilities being considered are: Vacuum dewatering with a geotextile on the top form to...
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    Placing concrete on 1:2 slope

    We have to place 30 000m2 concrete at a slope of 1V to 2H and the price is not fantastic.Consequently we want to try and place it without formwork, sliding or otherwise.In my experience unformed surfaces steeper than about 1v to 3.5 H cause problems with "bumping" as the bleedwater...

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