The permeation grouting work was carried out by subcontractor Sol�tanche Bachy and the rehabilitation work for the post-tensioning of the dam crest with ground anchors by Vorspann System Losinger International ( VSL ).
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Tied onto the other end of the rope is our belayer, who is attached to a ground anchor, a rock or a tree, and who will gather in the rope's slack as we ascend.
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Also known as a "'ground anchor "', "'percussion driven earth anchor "'or "'mechanical anchor "', it may be impact driven into the ground or run in spirally, depending on its design and intended force-resistance characteristics.
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Bryan Roberts, a professor of engineering at the University of Technology, in Sydney, Australia, has proposed a helicopter-like craft which flies to altitude and stays there, held aloft by wings that generate lift from the wind, and held in place by a cable to a ground anchor.
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In an attempt to save lives, Pete hands over his research hard drives to Gary, then sacrifices himself by leaving the shelter to move Titus down to the storm grate, where a combination of the vehicle's weight, ground anchors, and winch cable are used to anchor the storm grate to the concrete face.
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Most CPT rigs are heavily ballasted ( 20 metric tons is typical ) as a counter force against the pushing force of the hydraulic rams which are often rated up to 20 kN . Alternatively, small, light CPT rigs and offshore CPT rigs will use anchors such as screwed-in ground anchors to create the reactive force.
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IDW Joint Venture spokesman F . T . Wong of IDW Joint Venture, the main contractor for the Starhill project, had earlier been quoted as saying that the company had complied with Kuala Lumpur City Hall's directive to stop underground pipe work as well as carry out removal of the ground anchor pending investigations to determine the cause of the cave-in.
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