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Hayward Baker will be at " Dam Safety 2017 "
Come and visit Hayward Baker at Dam Safety 2017 at J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country, San Antonio, TX, on September 10-14 2017. Dam Safety 2017 is the leading conference in the United States d...
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Earthquake on Italian holiday island leaves at least two people dead and 39 injured
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit the Italian holiday island of Ischia at 8:57 p.m. local time on Monday night. Up to now, two women have been reported dead, one of whom having been hit by falling masonr...
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The Chinese South–North Water Transfer Project: a gigantic and complicated engineering approach to water management
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP), also called the South–North Water Transfer Project, is an ongoing Chinese effort to channel 45 billion m3 of water annually from the Yangtze River i...
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This new construction system allows affordable and easy to build concrete walls of any shape, thickness and size
The company claims that about half the time or less is needed to erect a residential structure compared to the time it takes to build using the traditional methods The Spider Tie concrete wall...
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Visit Hayward Baker at " DFI SSI: Stabilize, Support and Improve 2017 "
Come and visit Hayward Baker at DFI SSI: Stabilize, Support and Improve 2017 in Washington, DC, on August 28-30 2017. A 2â€day technical seminar on the effective application of deep foundations, g...
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World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge just opened in Switzerland
On Saturday, July 29th, the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opened to the public in Switzerland. Having a length of 1621 feet, a width of just over two-feet and rising as high as 279...
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Helical Piles & Anchors by Hubbell
A helical anchor/pile is an extendable deep foundation system with helical bearing plates welded to a central steel shaft. Load is transferred from the shaft to the soil through these bearing plates....
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Renovation of residential quarters in Moscow has been underway, thousands of Soviet-era 5-storey buildings to be demolished
The Russian Duma recently approved the bill (in its final form) concerning Moscow’s residential face-lift. Up to 7,900 aging apartment blocks (a full 10% of the city’s housing) is set to be torn down...
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Scientists discovered the reason that allows Roman concrete structures to still stand strong
There are Roman concrete breakwaters built more than 1,500 years ago that still stand strong, maybe even stronger now than they were back then. A team of scientists from USA, China and Italy have disc...
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Meet Pipeline Screw Anchors for stabilization of oil, gas, and other pipelines
Pipeline Screw Anchors provide an excellent answer for stabilization of oil, gas, and other pipelines. Buoyancy of pipelines is a major concern in the design and construction of all pipelines....
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