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  1. Trench Rescue Shoring: Myths or Science? Part 3

    May 1, 2023 · The shoring guidance found in strut manufacturer tabulated data assumes that construction workers are installing shoring shortly after or during the digging process, which allows …

  2. Tech Rescue: Shoring Operations - Fire Engineering

    Apr 18, 2013 · Mike Donahue examines several shoring systems for technical rescue applications and the principles that they are based on.

  3. Trench Rescue: Understanding Soil - Tech Rescue Training

    Sep 1, 2023 · A working knowledge of current soil mechanics research and trench collapse best-practice shoring requirements can help firefighters avoid dangerous mistakes.

  4. Trench Rescue Shoring: Myths or Science? Part 1

    Mar 1, 2023 · This article will expose some of the myths of soil concepts and shoring methods that have spread through the fire service.

  5. Wood Shoring Systems: How Do They Perform? - Fire Engineering

    Sep 1, 2011 · Because of its availability and versatility, wood shoring is widely used to temporarily stabilize damaged structures during urban search and rescue (US&R) operations. Shoring systems …

  6. COLLAPSE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION: TACTICS AND …

    Mar 1, 1995 · COLLAPSE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION: TACTICS AND PROCEDURES PART 14: HORIZONTAL SHORING BY JOHN P. O`CONNELL The horizontal shore can be used for …

  7. COLLAPE SERCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS: TACTICS AND …

    Aug 1, 1993 · TACTICS AND PROCEDURES Part 4: Interior Shoring-Size-Up and Team Concept All firefighters should be trained to identify and operate in unstable structural collapse situations.

  8. Stabilizing Tilt-Up Construction with the Double Insertion Point Raker ...

    Sep 1, 2019 · Because of the increased wall height, floor loads, and the weight of tilt-up panels, the typical single insertion point raker may be ineffective for shoring such structures. The two insertion ...

  9. Trench Rescue Shoring: Myths or Science? Part 2

    Spot Shoring Science Shoring designs are required, by law, to be produced by professional engineers (PEs). Spot shoring is a shoring design.

  10. Principles of Vehicle Stabilization - Extrication Training - Firefighters

    Nov 1, 2022 · Whether it is a vehicle, a collapsed building, or a trench, firefighters must address some basic factors for success.