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New bridge for Ho Chi Minh City: a project that will cost $778 million

A major infrastructure program is underway to strengthen transportation connections between Dong Nai Province and Ho Chi Minh City, with six new bridges planned in total. Among them is a new bridge p...

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Suspension bridge collapses in seconds during flood in central Vietnam

A decades-old suspension bridge spanning the Đa Nhim River in Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam, was carried away by torrential floodwaters in a matter of seconds, local authorities confirmed. The bridge,...

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Southampton council proposed £100m plan to replace aging Northam Rail Bridge with two new structures

A city council has unveiled plans to replace a 117-year-old road bridge in Southampton with two newly built structures. Officials say the existing Northam Rail Bridge, a single-lane crossing on the A...

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Almost 600 damage reports filed after Groningen earthquake

Nearly 600 people have now reported property damage after Friday’s earthquake in Groningen, according to the institute that tracks quake-related incidents. The number of reports has risen to 593, up...

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Charleston signs off on spending over $600,000 to demolish King Street building following roof collapse

A long-vacant building on King Street that partially collapsed on Halloween is now officially slated for demolition, with work expected to begin as early as Nov. 14, according to city spokesperson De...

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Ground improvement at the city of Hamilton bus maintenance and storage facility

After discovering differing ground conditions, Keller provided an alternative design for the new bus maintenance and storage facility at the City of Manilton. The City of Hamilton constructed a new b...

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Dewatering and earth retention solutions at Atlantic Park Surf

Keller provides dewatering and earth retention solutions at a new wave park, located just two blocks from where the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay converge. A 2.67-acre surf lagoon joins the beac...

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Deep foundations and excavation support for the Parcel 12 project

Keller provides deep foundations and excavation support for the first air rights development project over the Massachusetts Turnpike since the 1980s. The project, Parcel 12, earned the 2025 DFI Outst...

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ADINA Joins Structural WorkSuite: Unlocking Advanced Nonlinear and Multiphysics Analysis

Bentley Systems is excited to introduce Structural WorkSuite 2025, a major upgrade to its suite of structural analysis and design tools. This release offers engineers a cost-effective license that in...

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Bentley Systems Announces Winners of the 2025 Going Digital Awards

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the winners of the 2025 Going Digital Awards. The annual awards honor the extraordinary work of infrast...

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Researchers develop new ultra-resistant and self-repairing concrete materials

New ultra-resistant and self-repairing concrete materials have been designed by a team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Politecnico di Milano. In cracking situations, the ne...

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Example: longitudinal reinforcement for shear and torsion according to EC2

Given: For the rectangular section of Figure 1 calculate the longitudinal reinforcement for shear and torsion. The section considered has depth 1500mm, width 1000mm, d = 1450mm. The vertical membe...

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Calculation of the second moments of area

The problem: Determine the second moments of area, Ixx and Iyy, for the sections indicated in Figures 2a to 2e. Tip: It is given that the total height and the area of the 457 x 152 x 52 UB...

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Calculation of the cross-sectional area and the position of centroid

The problem: Determine the cross-sectional area and the position of the centroid for the sections shown in Figures 1a to 1e. Please consider that the origin of the coordinate system is located...

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Overhanging beam: shear force and bending moment calculation

Calculate the shear force and bending moment values due to the imposed loading on the overhanging beam of Figure 1.  Figure 1: The overhanging beam considered. The free-body-diagram is shown in F...

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Time History Analysis: process and advantages

In the field of structural engineering and design, the examination of dynamic loads is significant and cannot be underestimated. Time history analysis stands out as a crucial approach to studying...

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Bending stress in a beam element

Given: A simply supported beam of length L=5m is given in Figure 1a. The beam is subjected to uniform distributed load equal to 3.2kN/m. If the beam has a rectangular cross-section, as shown in...

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Method of sections

Please determine the forces in the members BC, GC and GF of the pin-jointed plane truss shown in Figure 1 using the method of sections. Given: Figure 1: The pin-jointed plane truss considered. So...

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Structural Engineering Solved Problems

Structural Engineering Solved Problems contains 100 practice problems representing a broad range of topics on the Structural Engineering (SE) and Civil PE exams. Each problem provides an opportunity t...

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Structural Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam, Fourth Edition

The Structural Depth Reference Manual prepares you for the structural depth section of the Civil PE exam. It provides a concise, yet comprehensive review of the structural depth section exam topics an...

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Structural Depth Practice Exams for the Civil PE Exam

Structural Depth Practice Exams contains two 40-problem, multiple-choice exams consistent with the NCEES Civil PE structural depth exam's format and specifications. Like the actual exam, the problems...