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Hayward Baker and Moretrench NY-Metro Offices Merge
As part of Hayward Baker’s acquisition of Moretrench, HB West Caldwell, New Jersey office is merging with Moretrench in Rockaway, New Jersey effective September 17, 2018. This merges the strengths...
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World's highest wooden building is taller than even designed
The construction that is now considered the world's tallest timber building turned out to be 4m. higher than it was designed. The building is located in Brumunddal, 10 km north of Oslo in Norway. I...
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Bridge collapse in Kolkata, India: People trapped
A part of Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed resulting in one fatality and trapping several people. The bridge is located in the Alipore area which is very crowded. Constructed 40 years ago...
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Explosion in Chicago triggered building's roof collapse
- Sep, 03, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, 430 East 130th Street, Chicago, U.S.A.
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An explosion provoked the roof collapse of Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, located on the south side of Chicago. The incident happened at around 11 a.m. on Thursday 30th of August and 10 workers w...
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4-story building collapse in Nigeria
A four-story building collapsed killing 3 and injuring at least 18 people in Abuja, Nigeria. The accident occurred in August 17th, 2018. The building was under reconstruction after it was abandoned...
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Breakthrough cement mixtures that enable buildings to store energy
Researchers at Lancaster University have developed a cement mixture that could turn constructions into batteries. The cement is made from material flyash and an alkaline solution, which is capable...
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Hayward Baker designs & installs an Earthquake Drain successfully!
Hayward Baker provided a turn-key liquefaction mitigation ground improvement solution, allowing East Marginal Way to begin above grade construction immediately after completion of our work. The Cit...
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Dramatic bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy
A bridge in the city of Genoa collapsed on Tuesday 14 of August, killing 43 people according to latest update. The bridge's span, along with the vehicles on it, fell down the streets bellow in a dr...
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Pier collapse at Spain's Vigo concert: 300 people injured
A pier collapsed in the city of Vigo, in northwestern Spain, during a music concert injuring at least 300 people. Eyewitnesses report that the wooden platform gave way during the first song of the...
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New open source tool to evaluate buildings’ environmental impact
An open source computing tool that is capable of calculating CO2 emissions in every phase of a building project is now available. The software was developed by ARDITEC, a research group from the Hi...
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