News

  1. Home
  2. News
Create a free account and view content that fits your specific interests in structural engineering Learn More
Register

Concrete structures News

Concrete technology seen as key solution to Nigeria’s building collapse crisis

Nigeria has experienced many cases of building collapse over the years, resulting in significant loss of lives and property. Data indicates that from 2010 to 2020, 48 buildings fell in major urban ar...

Read More

Diamanti prototype bridge uses nine prefab 3D-printed concrete segments

A modular 3D-printed concrete bridge, named Diamanti, has been unveiled at the Time, Space, Existence exhibition in Venice. The project is a collaboration led by the Polyhedral Structures Laboratory...

Read More

Japan: The first railway 3D-printed building constructed within 2 hours

On Tuesday, July 22, the first 3D-printed train station building was constructed at Hatsushima Station, located on the JR Kisei Main Line in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture. This ambitious project had bee...

Read More

Portsmouth, Rhode Island: One fatality after building partially collapsed

On Saturday, June 7, around 5:30 p.m. local time, a building partially collapsed in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, resulting in the death of a teenager and injuring four others. One of the injured remains...

Read More
SPONSORED

TheStructuralEngineer.info attends Bentley’s 2024 Year in Infrastructure Structural Engineering Finalists’ Presentations

TheStructuralEngineer.info’s team attended Bentley’s 2024 Year in Infrastructure & Going Digital Awards that took place in Vancouver, Canada, on the 8th and 9th of October. Furthermore, three pr...

Read More

The project of the Bridge Farm Bridge paused due to concrete problems

On Wednesday 9th of October, Suffolk Highways announced that the replacement of the Bridge Farm Bridge at Stowlangtoft that is located on the A1088 has stopped. They stated that they discovered a str...

Read More

MIT researchers developed glass bricks with the same strength as concrete blocks

Novel research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrates that 3D-printed glass bricks can be structurally sound, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional bricks and r...

Read More

Australia: plans for the construction of the first 3D-printed social housing units

It is widely known how revolutionary is the technology of 3D-printing. More and more 3D-printed projects are going to be constructed around the world, while others have been already completed. A new...

Read More

Walkway collapse in Naples, Italy: two fatalities and at least 13 injuries

On Monday the 22nd around 10:30 p.m. local time the third floor's walkway of a housing estate, known as Le Vele di Scampia at Vela Celeste, Naples collapsed resulting in 2 fatalities. Also, 13 other...

Read More

Heidelberg, Germany: the largest 3D-printed structure in Europe was delivered

A huge milestone for the construction sector in Europe was completed last February with the inauguration of the largest 3D printed building by the city of Heidelberg with the aid of PERI 3D construct...

Read More