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The powerful 7.1 magnitude quake in Mexico left more than 230 people dead and dozens of buildings collapsed
The US Geological Survey predicted up to 1,000 fatalities will come from the earthquake, and an economic impact of between US$1bn and $10bn. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central&...
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Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor: the world’s largest infrastructure project is under construction in India
The aim is to develop the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) as a “Global Manufacturing and Trading Hub”, featuring 24 industrial regions, 8 smart cities, 5 power projects, 2 airports, 2 Ma...
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Mexico earthquake was the strongest in a century
Dozens of people have been reported dead A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 and a depth of 69.7 km hit Mexico on Thursday, September 7th, late at night. It was the strongest earthquak...
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London's Crossrail: the largest construction project ever undertaken in Europe
This massive upgrade of the existing Underground system involves 40 Crossrail stations including 10 new ones, connected via brand-new tunnels. It will start its service in late 2018, and be fully oper...
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CivilFEM for Forensic Engineering
Forensic engineering is the investigation of materials and structures that failed or did not operate as intended. The advanced non-linear analysis capabilities of CivilFEM 2016 plus Code and Standards...
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Structures that didn’t cope with Hurricane Harvey
It was the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade spun, making landfall in Texas. Harvey developed from a tropical wave to a Category 4 storm, coming ashore on August 25th and c...
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The world's longest sea bridge will also be ‘green’, featuring electric vehicle charging stations
The first major combined bridge and tunnel sea-crossing project in China is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge project. Consisting of three cable-stayed bridges and one 6-km sea crossing tunnel, it wil...
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World’s longest immersed road and rail tunnel also features remarkable design solutions
The Fehmarnbelt fixed link in the Baltic Sea will connect the Danish island of Lolland with Germany's Fehmarn island and is expected to boost transportation between central Europe and Scandinavia. Spa...
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High Blow Count Soils with ROCK-IT™ Lead Section
Hubbell's ROCK-IT™ Lead Section is an innovative solution to penetrate rocky or high blow count soils without pre-drilling or field modification. The single carbide, patent pending design was d...
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Bayer’s CO pipeline remains unused due to public safety concerns
In 2011, Covestro, a subsidiary of the German chemical giant Bayer built a pipeline to transport carbon monoxide from one plant to another. It is still not in operation though as the project remains h...
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