But many site-specific designed shoring systems use off-the-shelf equipment. OSHA’s excavation standard (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart P) gives contractors four options when it comes to setting up a ...

While the ultimate purpose of the excavation does not define the shoring which may be required to protect it, the type of shoring used often defines the type of excavation which may be undertaken. The ...

Kayser Construction partnered with Trench Plate Rental Co. for safe, economic trench and shoring solutions during a 30-foot-deep excavation project. California Steel (Cal Steel) is the West Coast ...

Invaluable to firms involved in earth excavation, geotechnical and structural engineers, field supervisors, as well as safety officers, this book offers a comprehensive presentation of temporary ...

Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and ...