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Trench Shoring and Underground Utility Overview

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Working on an underground Vault lid at a Commercial Excavation site

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What happens here

A worker, Brad, explains that the heavy steel plates are used to fortify the sides of the trench, especially when the trench cannot be 'oversized' or sloped due to space constraints. He demonstrates how these plates are connected and used to allow workers to safely enter the trench. He mentions that below are 'supply steam lines' and 'hot water pipes' that need repair. The commentator also points out how the excavator uses rubber tracks to move over paved surfaces without causing damage.

Goal: Understand the purpose of trench shoring and identify the underground utilities being accessed.

Tools and materials

  • Bobcat Skid Steer Bobcat — Assisting with moving materials around the site
  • Excavator Link-Belt 235X3 — Moving and positioning heavy plates
  • Rubber Tracks — Allowing the excavator to move on paved surfaces without damage
  • Steel Plates — Shoring the trench walls to prevent collapse

What they say

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so this is a district energy job and life with nova frost does all of their work for them rubber tracks just say hi to brad he runs everything how are you doing buddy good to meet you nice to see ya so what do you got what do you got going on with this job we're going to take these tops get them out of here and then we'll start setting these lids on we're going to ram neck them down and set them okay he was saying we only use two of them special picks do you have them in place now so you core drill that into the concrete you drill them in with like a three-quarter inch bit and then you epoxy them in so what's down in the pit there's a return to supply steam line hot water pipe

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