Ground Anchor Construction
How to Make a Packer (Special Edition 1)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Lately, there’s been a huge increase in unauthorized login attempts on the Enta website, this new “Enta Slope Management School” blog, and—just the other day—the LINE app. At this rate, the whole site might get hijacked and things could get pretty crazy. (laughs) If that happens…
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…
Drilling Locations for Crawler-Type Rotary Percussion Drills | Support from a Senior Colleague
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It really feels like the end of the fiscal year! Things are pretty hectic. My quotes are running a bit behind... lol. That said, since I’ve already submitted the safety documents before preparing the quotes, I’m told to just get everything organized in advance. lol. It’s kind of a “Uh, oh...” kind of situation. lol. An older client I’ve been working with for a long time…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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)…