How to Make a Packer
2018/01/17

Ground Anchor Construction
How to Make a Packer (Part 1)

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s raining today, so we took the day off from slope work. The reason is that we went out the other day to level the slope and stripped away the topsoil, so there’s nothing we can do today. By the way, at our company, we use climbing ropes as safety lines. (Horse…

アンカー工の削孔位置
2018/01/15

クローラー式ロータリーパーカッションでの削孔位置|年配先輩の応援

皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 さすがに年度末ですね! バタバタしてます。 見積が遅れ気味です・・・・w と言っても見積前に安全書類だけは提出しているから、段取りして置いてって言われますw あ、ああって感じですね。笑 年配で昔からお付き合…

Considerations for Scaffolding on Steep Slopes
2018/01/11

Scaffold Angle for Ground Anchor Work on Retaining Walls on Steep Slopes | Infl Site Response

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. With people coming and going left and right, right as we were wrapping up on set, the operator unexpectedly came down with the flu—and now my schedule is all messed up~~~~~!!!! I’m scrambling to catch up, lol. Well, there’s no use dwelling on what’s already happened, so I’m just apologizing nonstop, haha. To everyone, I’m so sorry for the inconvenience…

From bottom to top
2018/01/09

Cement Slurry Is Pumped Up from the Bottom | The Key to Anchor Grouting

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, it rained for the first time in a while, and it was actually quite warm. That said, it’s still cold on site, lol. Things are going to stay hectic for a little while longer, so please take care, everyone! Anyway, moving on—this time, I’ll be talking about grouting in anchor work. Grouting in anchor work is…

2018/01/07

Drilling Rig Work Area | Generator and Hydraulic Unit Layout

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I stumbled upon something at a convenience store the other day! The restroom was really clean—it had been scrubbed spotless. But! I couldn’t help but snap a photo lol. Why just this one??? There’s no sign that anyone’s using it. A faucet that never gets turned on… Anyway…

Set loss
2017/12/10

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…

What is creep?
2017/12/06

Explaining the Difficulty of Explaining | Government Agency Response to Shortening Load Holding Time

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. With the ground anchor tensioning method, relaxation and creep stabilized during the load-holding period. When we shortened the load-holding period, the government agency asked why we did that. It’s written in the tensioning plan, and it’s also in the construction standards. …

Ground Anchors: Tension Control
2017/12/04

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)…

2017/11/01

My Blog Categories Have Become Too Narrow | Default Mode Neuroscience

皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 普段普通に使用している脳みそ(使っている気が無くても) メッチャ考えている時でも集中が切れてくるとボーッとなりますよね? 実はボーッとしている時の方が脳が働いているそうです。 考えている時がデフォルトモード…