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Qatar: a fully demountable stadium built with shipping containers completed

The stadium known as Ras Abu Aboud is a 40,000-seat sports venue near Doha's port and it is the first stadium in FIFA World Cup history designed to be fully demountable. Shipping containers of dif...

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Fire-damaged concrete structures: how do we know when to fix or rebuild a concrete structure after a fire?

Generally, when concrete is exposed to intense fire, materials in the concrete can decompose, and consequently there is a reduction in strength. Nevertheless, there is not a widely accepted method fo...

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Strengthening of a museum from earthquakes

Following structural works, the strengthening of a museum in the historic Western Australia town of York could become a model for the protection of lives and heritage buildings in other earthquake su...

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Long Key Bridge in Florida is set to be replaced

The state Department of Transportation is planning to replace the Long Key Bridge, the second-longest in Florida Keys after the Seven Mile Bridge. It's officially named the Dante B. Fascell Bridge...

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Texas: The World’s Largest 3D-Printed Community Is Coming

The 3D-printing method has become an alternative to building houses based on the old-fashioned way, with many championing its effectiveness and ability to reduce labor costs and construction time. ...

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Concrete is a climate disaster and thus it’s time to clean it up

For soaring bridges, dramatic skyscrapers and even the path around your local park, builders love concrete, making it the most-used building material in the world – but producing the cement used in m...

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Brooklyn's first supertall skyscraper

Manhattan is no stranger to supertall skyscrapers but Brooklyn's skyline has now radically changed as its first supertall reached its full, vertiginous height on Thursday. The 93-story, 1,066-foot-...

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Portal North Bridge project begins in New Jersey

Τηε five-and-a-half years construction will be funded by the US Department of Transportation, NJ Transit and Amtrak. The project concerns the Portal North Bridge and will start after several years of...

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60th anniversary of Tamar Bridge

The Tamar Bridge connects Devon and Cornwall in the United Kingdom, and is marking its 60th anniversary The bridge opened on 24 October 1961 and it runs between Saltash in Cornwall and Plymouth in...

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How long can fiber reinforced polymer sustain concrete structures? A question that is answered by scientists

It is a fact that, in modern society, the majority of our infrastructure (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc.) is made of ageing concrete. A cost-effective method of sustaining this infrastructure was...

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