On-Site Solutions

By Steel Toe Productions

Technology Science & Medicine Education Podcasting Social Sciences Educational Technology

What's On-Site Solutions about?

On-Site Solutions is a series of short vignettes about problems on construction sites and how they get resolved.

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On-Site Solutions episodes:

07.21.2019
Striking oil
Paul Hanratty reviews a thin-applied waterproofing failure where the waterproofing failed in random dime sized patches. The waterproofing only failed on the P1 level of the garage. The eventual cause became apparent only after chemical analysis of the material revealed...
07.21.2019
Playing with knives
Christopher Fulton, a project engineer at WSP Canada, talks about a restoration project where the spandrel panels on a high-rise condominium were showing signs of premature corrosion. During the course of the investigation, he found a number of significant issues...
07.21.2019
Light bulb moment
Nick Dyachenko is an electrical contractor. He discusses a job where a brand-new heating cable installation had to be replaced due to damage during concrete operations. To avoid a repeat experience, Nick conjured up a real-time indicator system to let...
07.21.2019
People problems
Trevor Hockley talks about a project where he, as the consulting engineer, was kicked off a construction site due to friction with the contractor over a concrete pour. The project eventually moved ahead, helped in-part by a construction manager, but...
07.21.2019
To bond or not to bond
Imran Kahn reviews a hot applied waterproofing failure where the waterproofing was bonding well during morning application, but failing during afternoon application within the same day. The eventual cause became apparent only after several other jobs exhibited the same phenomenon.