Category Archives: General
Ear Wax Snack
This video featuring Kevin Rudd having a little ear wax snack during Question Time after was shown on National TV some time ago. Here it is again just in case you missed it. Watch the blonde haired guy sitting behind … Continue reading
Adelaide Northern Expressway Center Pier Steel Cage
Here is the Center Pier Steel being crane lifted into position onto the Brigde Pier Starter Steel at Adelaide Northern Expressway Roadworks Project.. Adelaide Northern Expressway Center Pier Steel Cage The steel cage was pre-fabricated on site on top of … Continue reading
Make Your Own Fire Extinguisher Trolley With Built-In Storage Rack
On many construction sites, and all mining construction sites, it is a requirement to have a fire extinguisher in your work area if: Performing any kind of Hot Work such as: Grinding with an angle grinder or petrol powered Quick-Cut. … Continue reading
Bridge Pier Starter Steel
Northern Expressway Adelaide SA Starter steel for a 7.2 meter high concrete bridge pier which will support concrete bridge spans at Healslip Road Interchange Adelaide. Center Pier Starter Steel Formwork will be used to box the column just as soon … Continue reading
Return Dodgy Plant to the Plant Hire Company
The photo below shows a formworker using a dodgy welding unit which was supplied by a plant hire company in Adelaide. What is wrong with this picture? Dodgy Welding Unit It is dodgy because the handpiece cable is only 1500 … Continue reading
Truck Crosses Railway Track Ignoring Safety Boom
Location: Port Adelaide South Australia Normally, when the red light is flashing and the safety boom is down at a railway crossing, the intention is that drivers wait until the train passes, the safety boom raises and the lights stop … Continue reading
Bridge Bearings
Structural Bearings – Bridge Bearings – Also known as bearer pads or bearing pads. Structural Bearing – Bridge Bearing Bridge Bearings go inbetween the structure and the bridge span. For example, Bearing Pads can be fixed onto abutments, bridge columns … Continue reading
Crane Falls Over Bridge While Lifting Bus
While lifting a crashed bus from the river, the crane setup on top of the bridge tips over and falls in. They say that the bus weighs 14 tonnes, but I wonder if this includes the weight of the water. … Continue reading