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Metro overpass collapse in Mexico City kills 24
- May, 05, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Bridges News On Failures
- Mexico
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A collapse of a subway overpass in Mexico City resulted in a least 24 deaths and more than 70 injuries. The accident occurred around 10:25 p.m. on Monday, May 3rd, along Line 12 of the metro s...
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Arch completed on world’s highest railway bridge in India
- Apr, 29, 2021
- Bridge Design Bridges News On Projects / Industry
- Reasi
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Indian Railways completed construction of the supporting arch for the world’s highest railway bridge. The bridge will be a critical link along India’s national infrastructure network as it located al...
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Strengthening and repairing concrete structures using paper-thin carbon fiber reinforced polymers
- Apr, 07, 2021
- Concrete Structures Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Bridges News On Research / Academia
- United States, Texas, San Antonio
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A new method to strengthen and repair deficient bridges with paper-thin material has been recognized. Wassim Ghannoum is an associate professor in the Departmentof Civil and Environmental Engineer...
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London’s bridge infrastructure under scrutiny
- Mar, 10, 2021
- Bridge Management Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Health Monitoring News On Failures News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Several bridges along the Thames in London have shown signs of structural deterioration requiring repair works and extended traffic closures. Many experts have indicated that the public should...
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Landmark Double-arch Steel Bridge Erected for Cross Bay Link in Hong Kong
- Mar, 01, 2021
- Bridge Design Bridges Structural Design Steel Structures News On Projects / Industry
- Hong Kong
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A signature, prefabricated double-arch steel bridge (“Eternity Arch”), which will be part of the Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O, was erected on February 26th 2021 in Hong Kong. Upon completion, it wil...
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Bridge inspection using drone technology by NCDOT
- Feb, 26, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Management Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Health Monitoring News On Projects / Industry
- United States, North Carolina
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Setting one more example of the expanding use of drone technology for infrastructure monitoring, the North Carolina Department of Transportation authorized and performed inspection of the Marc Basnig...
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Construction of Europe-Asia “1915 Çanakkale Bridge” continues
Turkey’s 4th connecting bridge between Europe and Asia is expected to be completed on March 2022. The project is named after the 1915 Gallipoli World War I naval battle, an important historical e...
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New bridge building method : The "umbrella" method
- Aug, 05, 2020
- Bridge Design Bridges News On Events News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new bridge construction method, which was introduced by structural engineers at the Vienna University of Technology in 2006, was applied on a bridge in Austria. The innovative concept of the method...
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Roosevelt Bridge closed due to severe corrosion and structural issues
- Jun, 18, 2020
- Bridge Management Bridges Damage (Structural) Decks Tendons Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Events
- United States, Florida, Stuart
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On June 18th, traffic on Roosevelt Bridge was ceased after a large crack was observed underneath the southern span of the bridge and structural issues on the northern span were found. During a sche...
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Thames Bray bridge widens following M4 upgrading project
- Jun, 01, 2020
- Bridge Management Bridges Beams Decks News On Events
- United Kingdom, Bray
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Between May 30th and June 1st, Bray bridge, crossing over River Thames, was widened in order to meet the standards for the upgraded M4 motorway. Three new bridge beams were slotted into place on th...
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