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1. New Rig Allows Contractor To Dig Deep and Slipform Core.

Subjects
*CRANES (Machinery), *SKYSCRAPERS, *REAL estate development
Abstract

The article focuses on the use of a rig ordered by Stent Foundations Ltd. in the construction of London's Shard skyscraper in England. According to Mace Ltd. chief engineer Bob Gordon, Stent gave equipment developer Alex Cartwright just 12 weeks to turn his paper designs into a working system. It describes the sequence of works to form each underground column. It presents remarks of Cartwright on the project.

Published
2009