Concrete pump operators face significant challenges when setting up equipment on job sites. Ground conditions are often unlevel, have been disturbed, and are affected by weather conditions. When the ...

In civil and structural engineering, the word “safe” is often used as the ultimate benchmark of good design. If a structure does not collapse under design loads and meets code requirements, it is ...

At light loads an externally pressurized sleeve bearing tends to be stiffest, followed by rolling-element bearings and self-acting sleeve bearings. As loads increase, the rolling-element bearing ...