Removing concrete wharf slabs and walls constructed over water - while preserving the piling and pile caps - requires careful planning and engineering. Aggregate Technologies experience and attention to detail played a key role in part of Barbour's Cut Wharf 2 renovation at the Port of Houston. Click to view the pictures of how this project was executed. This is the second time ATI's expertise has been called on for this type of project.
Horizontal cuts being made in wharf slab.
One section removed and lift apparatus in place over current section.
Columns and cap left intact.
At Houston's International Airport wastewater treatment plant ATI operators wire sawed and removed huge sections of concrete that had remained up to provide support while the surroundings were renovated. With the upgrades complete, this final section could be removed. Click to check out more pictures of the project...
Wire saw positioned nearly flush with new wall section.
Concrete block safely removed.
Chris Allen - Clay Shoot Champ!
At the ABC Houston Spring Clay Shoot Tournament ATI's own Chris Allen won High Overall Shooter, shooting 102 clays out of 104 targets. Congratulations Chris! He shoots with Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon. Chris has been shooting since he was 7 years old, and was first taught by his dad.
"The use of outdated equipment can also cause inefficiencies in construction, creating delays that put the project behind schedule. This could cause cost overruns. Delays in concrete cutting, often a step on the critical path of any project, can push back many other phases of construction...." Read More
"Chemical demolition does not entail big explosions and sticks of dynamite. It is a process that relies upon expansive grout that is drilled into strategic areas of the concrete or rock to be removed...." Read More
Fishing Update
Chris Allen also particpated in the SpawGlass Houston Division 4th Annual CJ Strnadel IV Memorial Fishing Tournament in Port O'Conner Texas June 3-4. Using artificial bait, gulps and top water, the team caught a good amount of trout and red fish...
and two weeks before that ATI IT contractor Todd had some luck at Lake Calcasieu (Big Lake), Louisiana using live and dead shrimp with popping corks as the tide was going out.