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Introduction After a series of delays in extracting agricultural lime from the silos, Talos General Construction was engaged by the Client to repair the air slides which were worn out and clogged. Work Performed Silo cleaning Opening all the air slides Removing and replacing worn-out and clogged filter bags. Pressure test Scope A cement manufacturing [...]

Introduction Infrastructure that is close to the end of its design life should be regularly inspected for any defects, cracks or possible structural failure. These inspections or monitoring can be done periodically or continuously. The latter can be made possible using a data logger supporting vibrating wire and geotechnical sensors. Data loggers automatically monitor and [...]

Introduction A cement plant with a relatively old silo system required the emptying of an overfill cement silo. The overfill cement silo formed by the connection of four silos had not been used in several years. This resulted in the caking of the cement and therefore blocking its discharge system. Work Performed Modification of the [...]

Introduction Talos General Construction, under Talos Group, was engaged by a cement plant to clean its roof for a Cement Mill roof after a collapse. The unexpected partial roof collapse of the cement mill prompted the immediate roof cleaning. Work Performed Structural inspection of the roof and desk study Derive methodology Clearing of waste material [...]