News

  1. Home
  2. News
Bentley's Bentley Coffee Corner: Structural - SEAPAC - Modelling Automation with STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition begins at 14 Jun 2023
More
Create a free account and view content that fits your specific interests in structural engineering Learn More
Register

News on Projects / Industry

Sochi Olympics Feature New Infrastructure and Stadiums

The 2014 Winter Olympics will begin on February 7th in Sochi, Russia.  The resort town of Sochi is located over 1,600 kilometers from Moscow along the Black Sea.  Sochi had very little infra...

Read More

World’s Largest Solar-Powered Bridge Opens in London

The Blackfriars Railway Bridge in London, England is now the largest-solar powered bridge in the world.  Network Rail, the company in charge of London’s rail system, unveiled the bridge at a ribb...

Read More

Minneapolis Green Line Nearly Complete

The 26.8-mile METRO Green Line project, connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, is nearly complete.  Construction on the $957 million light-rail line started in 2010 and is now 98 percent...

Read More

Pennsylvania To Use P3 Contracts To Fix Aging Bridges

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plans to replace 500 bridges in the state starting in 2015, and the majority of these bridges will be built under public-private partnership contracts. ...

Read More

Construction to Start on Los Angeles Hotel

Construction will start February 15th on the Wilshire Grand Hotel development in Los Angeles, California. When built, the 1,110-foot hotel will be the tallest structure in the western United States. P...

Read More

5 Things Jenga Can Teach People About Structural Engineering

Jenga is a game that debuted in 1983 that has players stack 54 rectangular pieces each cut to slightly different dimensions in perpendicular rows to form a tower.  During each person’s turn, he o...

Read More

Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project Underway

Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group officially broke ground on the Hudson Yards redevelopment in New York City in December 2012.  The West Side Yard, commonly referred to as Hudson Yard...

Read More

Comcast Announces Plans to Build 59-Story Skyscraper

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts unveiled on Wednesday the new Comcast Innovation and Technology Center that will be built in downtown Philadeliphia. The 59-story tower will cost around $1.2 billion to build...

Read More

Bayonne Bridge to be Raised

The existing Bayonne Bridge connecting Bayonne, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York will undergo an amazing feat of engineering.  The road bed will be raised while the existing road is still o...

Read More

Frigid Temperatures Delay Tappan Zee Bridge Foundation

The icy temperatures sweeping across the United States have caused foundation work on the new Tappan Zee Bridge to come to a halt.  The frozen areas of the Hudson River in New York are preventing...

Read More