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Gigantic hands emerge from the water to ‘support’ a building in the Venetian Grand Canal
An artistic installation by the sculptor Lorenzo Quinn, titled ‘Support’, was presented on Friday 12 May in the Italian city, as part of the 57th International Art Exhibition ‘La Biennale di Venezia’....
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Meet CHANCE® Combination (SS-RS) Helical Cast Transition by Hubbell
The type RS-SS combination transition is used mainly in compression applications in areas where soft/loose soils are located above hard/ dense soils. The transition section adapts type Squa...
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Construction crane collapses while building a bridge (video)
In the evening of the 9th of May, a large crawler crane collapsed in Varese, Italy while lifting a large section of a new viaduct at the Arcisate Stabio railway yards. The piece of concrete bridge was...
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Easy surface mount installation with the Plate Pier by Hubbell
Meet Hubbell's Plate Pier Systems for easy surface mount installation. The Atlas Resistance 2-Piece Plate Pier Systems by Hubbell can: Easy surface mount installation. May be used for rou...
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Using bacteria to make self-healing cement
It is a common phenomenon for the traditional concrete to crack, requiring maintenance and reparations before reinforcement starts to corrode. Luckily, it seems that Delft University microbiology...
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A Chinese architecture firm builds multi-story bamboo treehouses with no fasteners
In 2013, architects Dayong Sun and Chris Precht founded Penda, with the aim to reconnect people with our natural environment through their designs. Since then, the Beijing and Vienna-based architectur...
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John Wolosick Presents Lizzi Lecture at the 2017 International Workshop on Micropiles
Hayward Baker Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, is pleased to report that John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE., presented the Lizzi Lecture on March 30, 2017 at the International Wor...
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Helical Pier Foundation System by Hubbell
The Hubbell CHANCE® Helical Pier Foundation System gives you the performance of concrete without the drawbacks and liabilities of driven piles and drilled shafts. The helical pier foundation can be...
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Novotech is now the distributor of CivilFEM software in North America
Novo Tech Software is glad to announce now the certified distributor of CivilFEM software! Coupled with an easy-to-use graphical user interface designed for civil engineers by the civil engineers,...
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Cement becomes stronger when it has molecular defects
Scientists have found a way to turn weakness into strength Scientists have found a way to turn weakness into strength Researchers at Rice University in Houston are trying to make concrete stronger...
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