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Keller is taking a lead role on a Miami transport project
- Jul, 30, 2020
- Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Miami
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Keller will participate in a Miami project in which, for the first time in 50 years, auger cast piles will be utilized. The $800 million Signature Bridge is part of a major regeneration plan in Miam...
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Strong earthquake struck Mexico: at least 10 people killed
- Jun, 23, 2020
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico, Oaxaca
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A major 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Tuesday June 23, killing at least 10 people and generating a small tsunami. According to U.S. Geologic Survey the eart...
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Carbon-nanotube Reinforced Composite Materials and Structural Health Monitoring
- Jun, 29, 2020
- Damage (Structural) Structural Health Monitoring Composite Structures News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
By reinforcing composite parts with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), researchers from Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid structural health monitoring can be achieved. Carbon nanotubes provide electrica...
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Keller completes its first Vibro Concrete Column project in Singapore
- Jun, 03, 2020
- Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Singapore, Singapore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Keller has completed its first-ever vibro concrete column (VCC) project in Singapore, opening a new market in the country. Vibro concrete columns can be used in a variety of soils to reduce settlemen...
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Roosevelt Bridge closed due to severe corrosion and structural issues
- Jun, 18, 2020
- Bridge Management Bridges Damage (Structural) Decks Tendons Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Events
- United States, Florida, Stuart
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On June 18th, traffic on Roosevelt Bridge was ceased after a large crack was observed underneath the southern span of the bridge and structural issues on the northern span were found. During a sche...
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Thames Bray bridge widens following M4 upgrading project
- Jun, 01, 2020
- Bridge Management Bridges Beams Decks News On Events
- United Kingdom, Bray
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Between May 30th and June 1st, Bray bridge, crossing over River Thames, was widened in order to meet the standards for the upgraded M4 motorway. Three new bridge beams were slotted into place on th...
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Railway bridge in Russia collapsed
- May, 30, 2020
- Bridges Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- Russia, Murmansk
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On May 30, a railway bridge in northwestern Russia collapsed, without any casualties, due to a heavy flooding incident. The bridge, crossing over Kola River, is a critical railway link to the hub of...
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Wall collapses in Traverse City: 4 people injured
- May, 19, 2020
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- United States, Michigan, Traverse City
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A brick wall collapsed at a construction site at Traverse City, causing four injuries, one of them very severe. The accident occurred around 9 a.m. on Tuesday 19th of May, when one of the three struc...
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Engineering concepts behind the stability of famous masonry domes confirmed
- May, 26, 2020
- Masonry Structures Domes (Structure) Structural Stability News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Research conducted at Princeton University and the University of Bergamo unearths the technical secrets behind famous self-supporting masonry domes such as the dome of the duomo of Maria del Fiore in...
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Instant monitoring of inter-story drifts via laser sensors
- May, 22, 2020
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Research / Academia Structural Health Monitoring Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Professional Examinations Preparation
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Real time record of seismic displacements between floors of multistory buildings is now possible thanks to light-sensitive optical sensors. The new technology is called Discrete Diode Position Sensor...
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