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Video: Tennessee Bridge Demolition
- Sep, 24, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Nashiville, Tennessee
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The video below shows Tennessee officials demolishing a bridge over I-65 last weekend. The demolition decision was taken after a gasoline tanker ran into the bridge on August 15th and exploded. The...
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LAX $508 Million Terminal 1 Renovation Underway
- Sep, 22, 2014
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- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Los Angeles city leaders and officials broke ground last Tuesday at LAX’s Terminal 1 to signify the start of a $508 million modernization project. The thirty year-old terminal is the busiest terminal...
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San Francisco Puts Earthquake Warning Signs on Buildings
- Sep, 18, 2014
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- San Francisco, California, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In a controversial move last week, San Francisco placed warning signs on buildings that violate San Francisco’s seismic safety laws. The large signs, written in multiple languages and displaying drawi...
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12 Projects That Have Transformed The London Skyline
The interactive timeline below shows how the London skyline has changed over the past 50 years. London's skyline has been changing rapidly, especially over the last 15 years with skyscarpers like the...
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Australian Real Estate Firm Unveils Cliff House Concept
Australian real estate firm Modscape unveiled the plans for a dream house concept attached to the side of a cliff. The designs are meant to show potential buyers how Modscape can create homes located...
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Vermont Uses ‘Bridge in a Backpack’ Technology to Speed Up Projects
- Sep, 10, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Fairfield, Vermont, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new bridge project began last month in Fairfield, Vermont that uses new technology to reduce construction time, save money, and help the Vermont Transportation Agency start more projects that are ba...
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UC Berkeley Advance Warning System Performed Well During Earthquake
- Sep, 08, 2014
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- UC Berkeley, California, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An earthquake-detection system developed by the University of California Berkeley’s Seismological Laboratory performed well during the recent earthquake that struck the Napa Valley region on August 24...
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Work Stops on World’s Tallest Modular Tower
- Sep, 03, 2014
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- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Skanska stopped work on the world’s tallest modular building last week over a dispute with the project’s developer Forest City Ratner. Skanska feels that the delays to the project have resulted from t...
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SURE Unveils Endless City Plans for London
SURE Architecture unveiled plans this week for a futuristic skyscraper that could house thousands of people and have its own ecosystem. The Endless City proposal has already won the Skyscrapers and Su...
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Minnesota Vikings Add $19.7 million to Stadium Contribution
- Aug, 27, 2014
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- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Minnesota Vikings announced last week that they plan to add $19.7 million to their contribution towards building a new stadium for the NFL team. Vikings Vice President Lester Bagley made the annou...
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