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Intelligent infrastructure project reduces failure risk
A brand-new Intelligent Project that will be able to prevent infrastructure failures is currently being developed at Purdue University, Indiana. Evidence shows that infrastructure deterioratio...
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Explosion destroys three houses in Philadelphia
At least one person is dead and more are missing after a gas explosion caused 3 row houses to collapse in Southern Philadelphia. The blast occurred on the 1400 block of South 8th Street on Friday,...
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38% fewer skyscrapers constructed in China this year
According to a new study, issued by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), China's skyscrapers construction dropped by 38% in 2019. During 2018, a new record for the most sky...
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House partially collapses after clothes dryer explosion in UK
An explosion caused by a tumbler dryer failure resulted in a partial collapse of a house in the UK. The incident occurred in Kessingland, a village in Suffolk County at about 20:35 GMT on Dece...
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Denmark's plans for windfarm megaproject
Denmark is planning to establish a large wind farm that will surround an artificial island. The megaproject will have a 10-GW capacity capable of providing energy to 10 million residences. The atte...
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Overpass for wildlife opens in Singapore
A bridge that will be exclusively used by wildlife as a passage above a highway opened in Singapore, on December 6, 2019. The 140-meter long structure will connect two sides of a forest in the CCNR...
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Stunning moment a crane crashes down on a construction site in Sydney
A shocking crane collapse occurred on Sunday, December 1, 2019, at a construction site in Sydney, Australia. The upper part of the structure was suddenly separated by its stand, the crane brok...
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Tokyo's National Stadium for the Olympic Games completed
Tokyo's national stadium, the main feature of the forthcoming Olympics Games in Japan, was completed on Saturday, November 30, 2019. The impressive structure will replace the current National Stadi...
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Keller returns to Egypt for the second phase of PVD project
Following the installation of more than 82.5 million meters of PVDs (Prefabricated Vertical Drains) in a vast industrial area near the city of Port Said in Egypt, Keller returns for the second phase o...
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Building in Nairobi gives way: Fears of people trapped
A 6-story building collapsed in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, on Friday, December 6, 2019. The residential building gave way at about 8:00 am as most residents were preparing to leave for work. Those w...
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