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Failures

Video: Foundation drill rig topples and strikes neighboring building

November 12, 2013 rockman Failures Comments Off on Video: Foundation drill rig topples and strikes neighboring building

A foundation drill rig toppled over at a condo site in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida and struck an adjacent building. No immediate cause of the accident has been reported, but the region had been experiencing […]

Liebherr's foundation drill rig equipment simulator in action
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Liebherr Creates Foundation Drill Rig Simulator

July 25, 2014 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on Liebherr Creates Foundation Drill Rig Simulator

Equipment manufacturer Liebherr has created a new simulator to allow operators to train on foundation drilling equipment virtually. The simulator is based on other simulators created by Liebherr, and includes things like a real construction […]

Hollow stem auger strikes NY MTA F Train on October 30, 2014
Miscellaneous

Hollow stem auger strikes NY Subway Train

November 7, 2014 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Hollow stem auger strikes NY Subway Train

A 10 inch hollow stem auger grazed a packed subway car on the NY MTA’s F line last week scratching the side of the train and breaking windows. Fortunately there were no injuries. I think […]