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The world’s most exceptional 3D printed homes
- Apr, 10, 2024
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3D printing technology is a revolution at the construction sector, enabling builders to fabricate homes using 3D printing techniques in approximately 24 hours. This method employs large-scale 3D prin...
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Boston: Innovative cement used on a large-scale building marks a new era
- Apr, 09, 2024
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- United States, Massachusetts, Boston
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Sublime Systems is the most innovative sustainability company of 2024 as it was recognized by Fast Company Magazine. They created cement that is produced through an electrochemical process, diverging...
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Canada: The first three-story concrete building was constructed with the aid of 3D printing
- Mar, 31, 2024
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- Canada, Toronto
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A three-story 3D-printed building, spanning an area of 420m2 and rising to 12.5m from its foundation to the roof's apex, is located near Toronto. Nidus3D has constructed three complete levels of conc...
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New study to reinforce concrete with textiles instead of steel published by Sweden researchers
- Mar, 29, 2024
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- Sweden
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have invented a method aimed at simplifying scale analysis, thus facilitating the construction of more textile-reinforced concrete structure...
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China: New bridge at Kang County combines transportation and architectural aspects
- Mar, 28, 2024
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- United States, Utah, Longnan
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The renovation of an old bridge situated in the heart of Kang County, at Gansu Province, was completed in 2023 by the 3andwich Design / He Wei Studio architect companies. The new bridge aims to reduc...
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Croatia to construct a new bridge from the mainland to Krk Island
- Mar, 07, 2024
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- Croatia
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In order to manage the traffic congestion on the aging (opened on July 19, 1980) Tito Bridge, a new, larger bridge is being constructed from the mainland to Krk Island and is expected to be finalized...
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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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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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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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