Archive for April, 2008
Presentation / Fundraiser
Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork (PIEQF)
Presentation / Fundraiser
Thursday 1st May 6-9pm 2008
@ NitroSeptimus, 35 Septimus St, Erskinville
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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D.V.Rogers will publicly launch the concept, development and logistics
behind the Parkfied Interventional EQ Fieldwork. Installation begins
1st June 2008 on the San Andreas Fault, California, USA.
This is also a FuNdraiser. It is BYO drinks and […]
Posted: April 26th, 2008 under blog.allshookup.org.
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Oscillating Steel Rod Bench Tests
Before the container left Australia I conducted a series of tests with oscillating lengths of 12mm, 16mm and 18mm mild steel rods at Newington Armoury, Sydney.
These tests were conducted between the 31st March - 11th April.
I built a small hydraulic test bench to mimic the horizontal motion of the shake table. Using the same hydraulics […]
Posted: April 24th, 2008 under blog.allshookup.org.
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CMBU 2258634
The container was re-packed and the hydraulic test bench was stripped down on Sunday the 6th April. My dear friend Rod Nash helped all day and into the evening of Tuesday the 8th April. Container contents was packed and securely strapped down by 10.30pm. A long tiring day!
A 10 ton tilt tray truck […]
Posted: April 13th, 2008 under blog.allshookup.org.
Comments: 5
Logistics
The logistics inherent with relocating and installing 5 tons of equipment in a remote location 200 miles south of San Francisco which also requires power and internet access is becoming challenging to say the least.
Below I will cover the logistics the Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork (PIEQF) has to overcome before the 1st June.
SHIPPING
The 20ft shipping […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2008 under blog.allshookup.org.
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