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A new, 110 milion euro, tunnel opened in Bulgaria
- Feb, 20, 2024
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- Bulgaria, Zheleznitsa
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On February 20th, 2024, Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Agency achieved a significant milestone with the opening of the Zheleznitsa tunnel. This new project marks a new era of transportation and conne...
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Italy to start the construction of the longest suspension bridge in the world
- Feb, 28, 2024
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- Italy
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The construction of the suspension bridge connecting Sicily and mainland Italy, which has been delayed for nearly a decade, might finally start this year after the recent approval of the design provi...
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Lochem, Netherlands: 2 people killed and 2 were injured after bridge’s arch collapsed
- Feb, 21, 2024
- Bridges Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Arches Other Structural News On Failures Other News Metal Structures
- Netherlands, Lochem
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Two people lost their lives and two others injured following the collapse of a section of an under-construction bridge in the Netherlands on Wednesday 21st of February. The incident occurred in Loche...
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Mombasa Gateway Bridge will be the Africa's longest bridge
- Feb, 22, 2024
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- Kenya, Mombasa
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A recent agreement between Kenya and Japan at a value of KSh260 billion is set to benefit the Ongo Kundu Infrastructure Ecosystem by funding Mombasa Gateway Bridge. The bridge is anticipated to becom...
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The Grade II-listed Aldwark toll bridge will open again after £1 million renovation
- Feb, 17, 2024
- Bridges Bridge Design Structural Design Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
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The Grade II-listed Aldwark toll bridge, across the River Ure near Easingwold, in North Yorkshire which has been closed for 10 months to be renovated is due to reopen on Saturday. As the authorities...
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A novel material enables the assessment of concrete deterioration
- Feb, 20, 2024
- Bridge Management Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Structural Health Monitoring Concrete Structures Other Structural Non Destructive Testing News On Research / Academia Other News
- Brazil, São Paulo
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The University of São Paulo's Physics Institute (IF-USP) in Brazil, in collaboration with counterparts from the University of Leuven in Belgium and researchers from the University of Kiel in Germany,...
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Building collapse in Florence: 5 workers were killed and three were injured
- Feb, 16, 2024
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- Italy, Florence
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A building collapsed in Florence, Tuscany, on Friday 16th of February, at approximately 9 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), according to local authorities. The collapse caused the death of five workers and...
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New bridge to be constructed at Daugava River in Riga
- Feb, 09, 2024
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- Latvia, Riga
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After the 2023 bridge fire, the rebuilding of the Rail Baltica bridge over the Daugava River in Riga has begun. This project marks a new phase in the city's infrastructure development. The project is...
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Novel computing model can detect structural damage with no physical intervention
- Jan, 31, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridges Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Performance-Based Design Structural Health Monitoring Structural Analysis Other Structural Soft Computing Applications News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry News On Software Other News Concrete Structures
- United States, Pennsylvania
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Researchers from Drexel University in Pennsylvania have developed a system that is believed to efficiently identify and evaluate problematic areas by integrating a novel machine learning approach wit...
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Wall collapse at Gokulpuri Metro Station in Delhi: one fatality and four injuries
- Feb, 08, 2024
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- India, New Delhi
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A boundary wall collapsed on Thursday 8th of February at 11:00 am local time at Gokulpuri Metro Station in northeast Delhi, killing a 53-year-old man and injuring four others. The victim was riding h...
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