The name Bertha, after Seattle's first female mayor, , was chosen by a panel (that included the Governor and Transportation Secretary) from 150 submissions from kindergarten through 12th graders, who were asked to submit female names with Washington state heritage. The winning entry, which was submitted by two elementary schools in and , was selected in December 2012.
[pdf] Many oil and gas companies use mat-supported jackup for exceptionally soft unconsolidated sea bed conditions as in tidal deltas. With this type of rig, they replaced the spud cans with a large mat, often covering a sea bed area more significant than the vessel’s hull.
[pdf] In the application of drilling machinery, the air-leg rock drillcan only drill small-aperture, medium-shallow blast holes; the heavy-duty rail-type rock drill can also drill deep blast holes through the post, but the en.
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