Recently Seawolf came to Rhino Assemblies looking for a light-duty workstation crane to install over their existing Konecranes top running crane. The crane was to be used for installing the 30 ft tall dome on top of the Seawolf Nuclear Submarine. Rhino Assemblies chose Kundel due to the complications of the installation and the elevation that the Kundel Crane system was able to achieve utilizing Kundel’s internal wireless electric system so that no festooning cords would be allowed to hang down into the work area.
Demystifying Trench Box Depth Ratings: PSF, Soil Types, and Safety Factors
A trench box does not have one universal maximum depth. Its allowable depth depends on soil conditions, trench depth, surcharge loads, and the manufacturer’s tabulated data. A box that can be used deeper in stable soil may have a much lower allowable depth in weaker...