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Saudi Arabia is aiming to build the world's tallest buildings in megacity NEOM
- Jun, 01, 2022
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- Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia is aiming to build the world's tallest buildings in its futuristic megacity NEOM, overshadowing others in the kingdom and in neighbouring Dubai. According to Bloomberg, sources current...
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The tallest wooden high-rise completed in Japan
- May, 20, 2022
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- Japan, Yokohama
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A high-rise building, the tallest of its type to be built largely of wood, recently completed in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The structure is eco-friendly and tops out at 44 meters. The structure has a w...
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Dalmatia Tower: the tallest building in Croatia
- May, 13, 2022
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- Croatia
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Today, Dalmatia Tower is officially the tallest building in Croatia after reaching a height of 135 meters. As of today, the tallest building officially in Croatia is located in Split. The last elem...
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Bridge collapse in Pakistan due to flood
- May, 10, 2022
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- Pakistan
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A bridge in northern Pakistan collapsed at the weekend after a glacial lake outburst caused by a recent heatwave released huge amounts of water into the stream and surrounding areas, local media repo...
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Cracks in concrete: A new way to discover a reaction that causes them
- May, 05, 2022
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- United States, Illinois, Lemont
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Bridges, dams, nuclear plants and other concrete structures are built to stand for decades, but they are not indestructible. One phenomenon that shortens the life of concrete buildings and structur...
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330-meter-tall new skyscraper in Tokyo
- Apr, 21, 2022
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- Japan
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The framework of a building, set to become the tallest in Japan, was completed on April 21 when a crane hoisted a steel frame from the ground to place it at the top. It took about three minutes for t...
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Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
- Apr, 14, 2022
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Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced its call for nominations for the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. This juried...
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First ‘supertall’ tower in Austin – perhaps the tallest building in Texas
- Apr, 04, 2022
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- United States, Texas, Austin
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Plans are underway for what would be the first “supertall” building in Austin and perhaps the tallest building in Texas. In a recent LinkedIn post, Augustine Verrengia, civil market leader at civil...
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Record-breaking suspension bridge between Europe and Asia is now open
- Mar, 18, 2022
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- Turkey, İstanbul
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A massive suspension bridge across Turkey's Dardanelles Strait opened on Friday by President Tayyip Erdogan. The bridge is the latest in a series of major infrastructure projects which he has priorit...
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One of Ireland's tallest buildings on site of former Apollo House: permission granted for a 22-storey tower
- Mar, 21, 2022
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- Ireland, Dublin
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Dublin City Council have granted permission for a 22-storey tower on the site of the former Apollo House building, which will be higher than what is currently the tallest building in the capital. T...
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