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To build the DUNE neutrino experiment and its associated accelerator upgrade, experts invent customized ways to transport fragile, expensive and highly specialized components. On a late-September day, in the high-bay building of Daresbury Laboratory in the United Kingdom, Jeremiah Holzbauer found himself with a problem: Gallons of water from an overnight downpour had unexpectedly collected in the lifting pockets of a 14-ton concrete block he was responsible for getting from Chicago to Daresbury and back. Apparently, the two overlapping tarps used to cover the block’s custom transportation frame were insufficient defense against the elements. The team at Daresbury Lab had one day to disassemble the frame, examine its condition and the condition of its concrete cargo, then reassemble it all and send it back to Chicago. If rain had penetrated during the first leg of the trip, Holzbauer wanted to see if it would happen again during the return—but first, he had to get this...
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