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November 18 2020
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 24
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UMA Scales Up Production On Large Soil Nail Wall...8
Carolina Cat: 200th Cat Certified Rebuild...16
By Cindy Riley
Faculty and students at Mississippi State University (MSU) are eagerly awaiting completion of a new structure that will boost the size and quality of the school’s music department for years to come. Crews are constructing a single-story, approximately 40,000-sq. ft. facility located on one of the main entrances to campus, making it a signature building. “The new building represents the architectural language that has been
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Paving Section ......33-49 Trailers Section .....51-62 Auction Section ....88-95 Business Calendar ......89 Advertisers Index ......94
Protecting Your Business With Pre-Construction Site Analysis By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Property damage claims against construction contractors, prompted by construction operations, are common. One of the biggest generators of property claims for structures near construction sites is vibration damage. see ANALYSIS page 88
created on campus as adopted by the master plan and university,” said Tim Muzzi, MSU director of planning design and construction. “The facility houses the entire music department, including practice rooms, choral suite, rehearsal hall and administrative offices. The practice rooms within the facility had to be soundproof, which required high sound transmission coefficient [STC] ratings and a visual and audible fire alarm see MUSIC page 70