Tower cranes are profilific in the highrise building construction industry. They are also oftenen referred to as saddle cranes. The crane in the tower below is set up in a northeast Washington DC job site for a mid rise building construction project. This type of… Read More »Tower cranes
Medium to large size construction sites will often used from one up to several trash dumpsters to temporarily store and aggregated trash created from the construction work. An image of a trash dumpsters follows for reference. Trash dumpsters, for construction sites, are available in a… Read More »Trash dumpsters, construction site
Truncated dome paving traffic texturing is used as a tactile indicator. The dome shape on the floor or ground paving adds resistance to prevent slipping and also is set approximately 1/4 inch above the adjacent paving which creates a noticeable difference to pedestrians when walking… Read More »Truncated dome paving traffic texturing
Tuck pointing is the process of repairing deteriorated mortar within a masonry assembly. A masonry assembly could be a retaining wall, building wall, or even horizontal or low slope paving. The process of pointing involves identification of existing motor conditions, determining whether the existing mortar… Read More »Tuck pointing, aka point-up, repointing
A tympanum is a decorative wall surface above a window or dor way, commonly in the form of a triangle or semi circle. This type or decorative architecture is usually not structural. The picture below shows a triangle shaped tympanum. The picture below shows a… Read More »Tympanums, architectural