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  Shoring - LoveToKnow 1911
The art of shoring comprises the temporary support of buildings, and may become necessary because of the failure or settlement of some portion of the structure or for the purpose of upholding the upper portion while alterations are being made in the lower.
The shores are supported in their length by inclined braces springing from needles fixed near the lower ends of the wall-plates and serving to strut the shore at a point about a third of its length from the wall.
The spacing of the systems of dead shoring depends to a large extent upon the material with which the wall is constructed; for brickwork they should be placed at intervals not greater than 6 ft. With this form of shoring especially it is often found necessary to adopt other methods auxiliary to the main shoring.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Shoring   (2649 words)

  
 Shoring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shoring (from "shore," a prop) is an operation connected with building.
There is the trouble in connection with their use, however, that connections between steel members are not made with the same facility as between pieces of timber.
Where space is available, an angle of 60° is the best to adopt for the main shore, the auxiliary members ranging in their slope from 45° to 75°.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shoring   (366 words)

  
 OSU Trenching/Shoring Manual
A structure such as a metal hydraulic, mechanical or timber shoring system that supports the sides of an excavation and which is designed to prevent cave-ins.
Shoring or shielding is used when the location or depth of the cut makes sloping back to the maximum allowable slope impractical.
Hydraulic shoring shall be checked at least once per shift for leaking hoses and/or cylinders, broken connections, cracked nipples, bent bases, and any other damaged or defective parts.
www.pp.okstate.edu /ehs/manuals/trench.htm   (2660 words)

  
 Form Tech Concrete Forms, Inc. - Shoring & Scaffolding
We strongly recommend that construction procedures be planned in advance by the contractor to insure the safety of personnel engaged in formwork and concrete placement, and the integrity of the finished structure.
Shoring frames are used to support the imposed loads.
It is connected to the shore head to prevent overturning and can be overlapped or butt-jointed over the shore head.
www.formtechinc.com /Shoring_conventional.htm   (500 words)

  
 Practical Excavation and Trench Temporary Shoring Design and Construction - An Online Course for Engineers and ...
Shoring commonly must be modified during construction due to unexpected interference and ground condition.
When the shoring is installed to allow construction of vaults and basement structures you must be sure to allow enough clearance to the walls so that access for forming operations can be maintained.
When it is necessary to shore several thousand feet of trench, such as an underground pipeline in a city street, it is advantageous to be able to cycle the shoring.
www.pdhcenter.com /courses/g112/g112.htm   (6491 words)

  
 Trenching and Shoring Plan
The Trenching and Shoring Plan shall apply to all faculty, staff and students who are involved in excavation operations on property owned and/or operated by the University of Maryland and satellite locations and operations associated with the campus which are located in the State of Maryland.
Shoring (Shoring System): a structure that is built or put in place to support the sides of an excavation and designed to prevent cave-ins.
The members of the shoring system that are to be selected using the tables are the cross braces, the uprights, and the wales where wales are required.
www.des.umd.edu /os/trenching/plan.html   (5182 words)

  
 Shoring Engineers
Established in 1964, Shoring Engineers has been at the forefront of the shoring industry in Southern California for over 40 years.
As a fully staffed design and construction firm, we offer the ability to provide our clients with both design-build shoring systems as well as the installation of systems designed by independent consultants.
Shoring Engineers' ability to handle a range of interdependent trades (shoring, excavation, caissons and shotcrete) translates to smooth transitions and increased efficiency for the project.
www.shoringengineers.com   (153 words)

  
 Shoring Engineers - About Us
Shoring Engineers - About Us Since 1964, Shoring Engineers has performed work throughout the western United States.
With construction experience spanning over five decades, his vast knowledge and expertise in the drilling, shoring, excavating, and shotcrete industries continue to prove to be an invaluable asset.
With engineering licenses in California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Pennsylvania, Jason has continued to help Shoring Engineers’ meet the needs of its clients in both California and the outlying states.
www.shoringengineers.com /about-us.htm   (244 words)

  
 Concrete, Concrete Forms, Shoring, and Masonry Construction-Chapter 296-155-Part O
Braces and shores shall be designed to resist all foreseeable lateral loads such as wind, cable tensions, inclined supports, impact of placement, and starting and stopping of equipment.
Shoring shall also be designed to resist all foreseeable lateral loads such as wind, cable tensions, inclined supports, impact of placement, and starting and stopping of equipment.
(c) The shoring layout shall be made using the allowable load obtained by using the test procedure for the clamp or Tables for timber referred to in (a) and (b) of this subsection.
www.lni.wa.gov /wisha/rules/construction/HTML/296-155o.htm   (9770 words)

  
 Road Traffic Technology - RöRo Shoring Systems - Stationary Shorings, Advancing Shorings and Heavy Lifting Equipment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
With its extensive stock of stationary shoring components, RöRo Shoring Systems is able to gear itself to large-scale projects even at short notice and carry out the necessary work quickly and flexibly.
RöRo Shoring Systems provides all of its services from a single source - everything from the precise calculation of static loads, provision of suitable scaffold systems and their assembly and adaptation to site conditions through to the launching and advancing of the various shorings.
Whether lifting and lowering a shoring for the cross beams of the main pylons of the Storebelt bridge in Denmark to 250m or lifting 640t bridge segments for a highway bridge in Hungary to 80m high, RöRo Shoring Systems' range of services for bridge builders and civil contractors fulfils your demands.
roadtraffic-technology.com /contractors/bridges/peinigerroro/index.html   (841 words)

  
 Trenching and Shoring Program
All departments at UC Irvine are required to assess their vendor and/or contractor programs for trenching and shoring issues.
Specific Operating Procedures (SOP) (Appendix B) will be developed by UC Irvine for all trenching and shoring activities and for activities involving or generating toxic or hazardous materials.
The Hazard Assessment Form/Trench Entry and Authorization Form (Appendix C) for Trenching and Shoring activities consists of a checklist that must be completed before the commencement of each trenching and shoring project.
www.ehs.uci.edu /programs/safety/tsprog.html   (2215 words)

  
 Shoring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
All shoring systems can be designed to meet your requirements.
Trench Shoring can be left installed for long periods of time without leaking fluid or retracting.
Vertical rails are light weight aluminum with pre-drilled holes to allow for easy installation of shore cylinders and wood backing or aluminum liner materials (wood backing not recommended for C-60 type soil).
www.bergscaffold.com /shoring/shoring.htm   (119 words)

  
 CivilTech Corporation : Software : Shoring Suite
It can be used for complex ground conditions, surcharge loads, and many types of shoring walls including: braced cuts, cantilever walls, bulkhead walls, sheet pile walls, soldier piles & lagging systems, tangent pile walls, slurry walls, and any flexible walls.
Since the SHORING program uses pressure diagram input, one must determine the active and passive pressures before they can be entered.
The program is very useful for the design of retaining or shoring walls, and is another very useful adjunct tool for the SHORING program.
www.civiltechsoftware.com /software/shoring.php   (1498 words)

  
 Shoring Walls using Soldier Piles & Tiebacks drilled & grouted by August Construction
Shoring Walls using Soldier Piles and Tiebacks drilled and grouted by August Construction
Geosupport shoring) takes many forms of construction techniques from supporting open trenches with shields to vertical cut shoring walls.
Temporary shoring using only "slim hole" tiebacks with concrete washers (no soldier piles).
www.geosupport.com /shoring.htm   (229 words)

  
 D.P. Nicoli, Inc. - Superior Piling & Shoring Solutions
We carry everything from heavy-duty steel trench shields, to modular aluminum shoring systems that can be assembled onsite to meet complex shoring needs.
By selecting the right length for your application, your shores will stay vertical during placement, and hydraulic cylinders will not have to be drained for repositioning.
If you are handling long vertical shores with attached shoring panels, a lifting spreader bar is essential because of the added weight of the wood.
www.dpnicoli.com /products_shoring_accessories.asp   (1038 words)

  
 Shoring and Falsework - 11K
The obvious choice when a multitiude of shoring elevations are the norm.
The products and systems described within are of a proprietary and intellectual nature and are electronically published for specific and intended use only by SCI, their clients, and prospective clients.
These products, systems and information may not be copied, reproduced, duplicated or used in any way which may result in a conflict of interest, or in any way be detrimental to the interests of Structural Contours, Inc. or their affiliates.
www.sciglobal.com /falsework/11k.html   (222 words)

  
 Trench Shoring Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Trench Shoring Company provides the construction industry with the finest in shoring equipment and services starting with consultation before you begin excavation.
Trench Shoring Company has in stock, or will custom design, the required equipment to help you get the job done quickly and efficiently.
Trench Shoring Company's own Flex-Shield™ trench boxes, unique Z-Shore™, the SBH Slide Rail System and a variety of other shoring materials and supplies are all available for rental and purchase.
trenchshoring.com   (96 words)

  
 shoring - OneLook Dictionary Search
shoring : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
SHORING : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
Words similar to shoring: shore, propping up, shoring up, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=shoring   (203 words)

  
 D.P. Nicoli, Inc. - Superior Piling & Shoring Solutions
We can also work with you to specify and order custom shoring for exceptionally large or demanding excavations, or to address specific production requirements.
Hydraulic aluminum shoring is quick, safe and simple to use - one of the most popular resources for supporting the sidewalls of a trench.
Vertical shores are especially useful for repair work and other situations requiring quick and effective spot bracing.
www.dpnicoli.com /products_ha_shoring.asp   (308 words)

  
 Shoring
We know it is hard to have everything in the quantities you need for a project.
That is why our One-Stop shoring rental is a benefit to you.
experienced, CAD concrete shoring design services for better use of your resources and more economy.
www.carter-waters.com /Shoring/shoring.html   (180 words)

  
 F & R Scaffolds, Inc. Serving Dade, Broward and West Palm Beach, Scaffolds, Shoring, Forming and Building Supplies, ...
The Shoring system includes Heavy Duty Shore Frames, Adjustable Post Shores, Adjustable Horizontal Shores and Aluminum Beams.
The frames are constructed of welded, structural steel tubing having a minimum yield strength of
Note: Loading point, method of loading, and the capacity must conform to shoring drawings.
yp.bellsouth.com /sites/fandrscaffoldsinc/page3.html   (148 words)

  
 Trench Shoring Services - H Beams
In any photo there will always be something that might reduce the level of compliance under the most strict application of the OSHA standard.
The Shoring Solution Library is meant to be a resource guide of possibilities which can lead you closer to compliance.
Our philosophy is that the GREATER GOOD is served by sharing our Shoring Solution Library (however imperfect) showing application technology in the “real world”.
www.shoring.com /hbeams.html   (124 words)

  
 Shoring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Davie Shoring's’s prefabricated, Heavy Duty Frame Shoring Systems provide support for slabs, beams, and other horizontal formwork.
Davie Shoring Inc provides a complete line of concrete shoring and forming products to meet the demands of today's concrete construction industry.
Our highly qualified marketing and design staff is able to provide innovative and cost-effective equipment layouts while maintaining superior service.
www.jmgraphics.net /shoring/Shoring/shoring.html   (177 words)

  
 Shoring systems for construction load monitoring
We have investigated sensing systems and techniques applicable to the monitoring of construction-site shoring and scaffolding with preliminary systems being used in the field and in the laboratory.
Such a sensor network may provide significant information about the load distribution on shoring systems-information that is currently not available.
Laboratory proof-of-concept experiments as well as actual field-site measurements presenting the in-service use and capabilities of an intelligent shoring system are described in this paper.
stacks.iop.org /0964-1726/3/26   (303 words)

  
 Cormier Shoring Inc.
Cormier Shoring and Equipment is a Louisiana based and locally owned company which specializes in trench support and protective systems.Located in Breaux Bridge, Cormier Shoring is well positioned to serve Louisiana contractors.
We are the leader in the Gulf Coast Shoring Rental Industry; with a full product line of the most revolutionary shoring systems available.
Cormier Shoring is pleased to make the National Utility Contractors Association Competent Person Training Program available to our customers.
www.cormiershoring.com /about.html   (220 words)

  
 Shoring - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
Temporary Shoring and Stabilization of Earthquake Damaged Historic Buildings: Practi...
Shoring up My Soul: A Year with Cancer
Clamping via 8 bolts, the wall mount straddles walls of tanks, caissons, shorings, etc. up to 3"" thick.
www.nextag.com /shoring/search-html   (95 words)

  
 Allwest Underground, Shoring, Pipe Plugs, Fall Protection
AUI provides the utility industry with the most complete line of trench shoring equipment and contractors supplies on the west coast.
We have built a solid reputation on our experience and continued attention to quality and service.
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www.allwestunderground.com   (141 words)

  
 ADVANCE Shoring Company...................................... scaffolding, concrete, forming, shoring, aluma, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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Advance Shoring Company provides a complete line of concrete shoring and forming products to meet the demands of today's concrete construction industry.
Our highly quilified marketing and design staff is able to provide innovative and cost-effective equipment layouts while maintaining superior service.
www.advancecos.com /SHORING.htm   (77 words)

  
 Masons Supply: Catalogs: Forming & Shoring Systems: Pafco
Wall Hung Rollshore Deck system for building, reservoir and tunnel construction to eliminate re-shoring, truss and frame shoring.
Lightweight Aluminum Column Form system for higher pour rates and superior finish over job build systems.
100K and 50K per leg shoring system for heavy and highway construction.
www.masco.net /catalogs2/forming_shoring_systems/pafco.htm   (87 words)

  
 shoring - Search Results - MSN Encarta
- structure that shores something up: a structure or arrangement designed to shore something up
- act of shoring something up: the act or process of shoring something up with a support
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