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UPDATE: Harmon Tower to be Demolished Floor by Floor
- Jun, 25, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
After years of delays, the Harmon Hotel demolition is officially underway in Las Vegas. A Judge issued an order on May 5 that allowed the building’s owners to move forward with the demolition. The bui...
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Video: Maracana Staircase Wobbles Under Fan Weight
- Jun, 24, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Rio De Janiero, Brazil
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
While the World Cup has gone smoothly for the most part over the last ten days, there has been one makeshift staircase that made the headlines for safety concerns. The video below shows footage taken...
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Phoenix Towers Plan Unveiled
Chetwoods Architects, a British architectural firm, unveiled plans this week to build the world’s tallest and greenest towers. The Phoenix Towers as they are being called would be built in the Chinese...
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Chinese Skyscraper Under Construction to Add A New Floor Every Four Days
Construction is underway on the “Ping An International Finance Center” skyscraper in Shenzhen, China. Once completed, Ping An Insurance’s new headquarters will be the 3rd tallest building in the world...
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FHWA Demonstrates Bridge Inspection Robot
The Federal Highway Administration traveled to Pennsylvania last week to demonstrate the capabilities of their new million-dollar bridge inspection robot named RABIT (Robotic Assisted Bridge Inspectio...
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Announcing CEECareers.com: the Job portal for the Construction, Civil and Environmental Engineering Industry.
Attracting talent is becoming more competitive, challenging and expensive. CEECareers.com aims to change all that! CEECareeers.com is a new global job portal for the Civil, Environ...
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New York Unveil Emergency Housing Unit Prototype
- Jun, 13, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- New York, New York, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
New York City officials unveiled an emergency housing unit prototype at a parking lot in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The prototype was developed in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. All available...
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2014 FIFA World Cup Stadium Photo Gallery
After waiting four years since the 2010 FIFA World Cup, soccer fans around the world today will celebrate the kickoff to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. While the players and fans are ready to get...
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The Top 10 Most Impressive Civil Engineering Projects of All Time
The following infograph was created by Masters students from Norwich University's Civil Engineering Department. The top ten projects have a wide range of completion dates from as recently as 201...
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Paris Bridge Railing Collapses Under Weight of "Love Locks"
- Jun, 10, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Paris, France
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge crossing the Pont Des Arts in Paris was evacuated briefly yesterday after the bridge’s railing collapsed. The 2.4-meter section of collapsed railing failed due the weight of the “love l...
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