Challengers in the World of Cutting Wheels (Part 1) | Comparative Evaluation of Sander Blades
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s gotten really cold lately, hasn’t it? Here in Iwakura City, where I live, it looks like it’s about to snow! lol It’s that time of year again. That’s right! We’re waiting for Santa!! To all the Santas out there! You’d better get everything organized soon, or things might sell out or you might not make it in time…
What Is Set Loss? | Load Reduction During Ground Anchor Tensioning
But anyway, I believe there’s a diagram like this on page 79 of the Ground Anchor Design and Construction Standards. Only the right side is shown here; I’ve added the set values for the left side myself. Tension with a jack ↓ Insert a wedge into the anchor head ↓ Release the jack ↓ The wedge drives in (set…
The Best Blade for Cutting PC Steel Wire | Tools That Make Your Job Easier on the Job Site
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Good things and bad things come and go every day, and today something good happened. Something bad might happen tomorrow. I’m glad I’m the kind of carefree person who doesn’t let that kind of thing bother me at all, lol. The past that can’t be brought back, the future we can’t know…
Yoshiashi's Stress Management Chart | The Osu Kannon and Keidoro Episode
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I played “Keidoro” with some kids near Osu Kannon. “Keidoro” is a game where you play cops and robbers, but it seems the name and rules vary by region. Keidoro (Wikipedia) I ran around chasing the kids (though I was just the cop, lol)…
Head Treatment for Ground Anchor Construction
Actually, I was doing it properly!
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I’m feeling a bit swamped right now, lol. I imagine you’re all feeling the same way—chasing after one thing after another as tasks keep piling up. By the time you finally catch up, the fiscal year is already over. Days like that… Quiet…
How to Shorten the Time Required for Qualification and Verification Tests | Improving On-Site Efficiency
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The other day, something really annoying happened! Well, it’s been a while since I’ve been this angry—or whatever you want to call it… I don’t usually get that worked up, but the other day I was just so mad!!! So I vented to my bosses. Haha. Thanks to that, I feel a lot better…
Back Surface Treatment of the Load-Bearing Plate | The Relationship Between Uneven Ground and the Zabuton Frame
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We’ve reinforced the company’s door. It won’t open unless you cut through it with an angle grinder or an oxy-acetylene torch. (Laughs) I doubt any burglar would go to that much trouble, though… But anyway, when installing ground anchors, should you use a load-bearing plate or a retaining frame? If you use a retaining frame, the load-bearing…
The Importance of Construction Management | Bolt Scale and an End-to-End System
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It seems like bolt scales—which have been gaining a bit of popularity lately—are popping up everywhere. (Maybe because the fiscal year is coming to a close?) I developed them in the hope that they would help improve my own construction management, even just a little, but I’ve hardly had any opportunities to actually use them…
The Moment the Ground Anchor Comes Loose | On the Front Lines of Stress Management
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to a job site to lend a hand. It was a tension control job. Based on my experience, I’m usually pretty good at managing anchor tension, so I can handle it without any trouble. But this time was different. That’s because the test was conducted on the assumption that the anchor would come loose…