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Load Monitoring for Safe Construction.

PB2004104625

Publication Date	1998
Personal Author	Huston, D. R.
Page Count	152
Abstract	The overall goal of this project was to measure the vertical and lateral loads experienced by the shoring system of a reinforced concrete building under construction and to use the measurements to evaluate and improve shoring system design codes so that future construction site collapses can be prevented. The development and use of this shoring instrumentation was proposed to have four main phases: Design, develop and verify the load-monitoring instrumentation; Conduct field measurements; Analyze data; and Produce applications, guidelines and recommendations.
Keywords	Buildings Loads(Forces) Supports(Structures) Concrete structures Structural engineering Field tests Laboratory tests Structural analysis Mechanical analysis Recommendations Data analysis Shoring systems Support structures Lateral loads Vertical loads
Source Agency	Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Corporate Authors	Vermont Univ., Burlington.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200416

Load Monitoring for Safe Construction.

Load Monitoring for Safe Construction.
PB2004104625

Publication Date	1998
Personal Author	Huston, D. R.
Page Count	152
Abstract	The overall goal of this project was to measure the vertical and lateral loads experienced by the shoring system of a reinforced concrete building under construction and to use the measurements to evaluate and improve shoring system design codes so that future construction site collapses can be prevented. The development and use of this shoring instrumentation was proposed to have four main phases: Design, develop and verify the load-monitoring instrumentation; Conduct field measurements; Analyze data; and Produce applications, guidelines and recommendations.
Keywords	Buildings Loads(Forces) Supports(Structures) Concrete structures Structural engineering Field tests Laboratory tests Structural analysis Mechanical analysis Recommendations Data analysis Shoring systems Support structures Lateral loads Vertical loads
Source Agency	Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Corporate Authors	Vermont Univ., Burlington.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200416