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Closure of I-40 bridge in Memphis after cracks appear
- May, 26, 2021
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Structural Health Monitoring Beams Trusses Steel Structures Structural Analysis Fatigue Structural Behavior Repair And Retrofit Of Structures
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) released photos of a crack on the Hernando de Soto Bridge. The structure is part of Interstate 40 crossing the Mississippi River at Memphis. The br...
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Building collapses in Istanbul
- May, 13, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Health Monitoring Concrete Structures News On Failures
- Turkey, Zeytinburnu
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
No casualties were reported after a five-story residential building collapsed on the morning hours of Thursday May 6th 2021, in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district. The residents had the opportunity...
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Researchers use photos and new AI tool to calculate stress and strain fields of materials
- Apr, 28, 2021
- Structural Behavior Structural Analysis Structural Health Monitoring Structural Reliability Structural Optimization Performance-Based Design Structural Design Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a method to determine stress and strain distributions within a material based on an image depicting its internal structure. The...
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Repairs needed for Washington State Bridges and Highways
- Apr, 14, 2021
- Bridge Management Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Structural Health Monitoring Other News News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Washington, Seattle
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Washington State infrastructure is in need of maintenance. Engineers and lawmakers are trying to find the funds to upgrade the state’s transportation network. About 72% of Washington's highways ar...
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Online Seismic Monitoring System installed at Iconic Ancient Doric Temple of Neptune in Paestum
- Mar, 19, 2021
- Structural Health Monitoring Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- Italy, Paestum
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A seismic monitoring system has been implemented to the Temple of Neptune in Paestum, to assess the deformational behavior and record structural changes. The, so called, Temple of Neptune is one of...
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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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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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Parking garage partially collapses in downtown Lexington
- Feb, 19, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Beams Structural Health Monitoring Snow And Rain Loads News On Failures
- United States, North Carolina, Lexington
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A parking garage partially collapsed in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, early Thursday February 18th. The collapsed structure is located at South Mill and West High streets. The local fire depart...
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Carbon-nanotube Reinforced Composite Materials and Structural Health Monitoring
- Jun, 29, 2020
- Damage (Structural) Structural Health Monitoring Composite Structures News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
By reinforcing composite parts with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), researchers from Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid structural health monitoring can be achieved. Carbon nanotubes provide electrica...
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Instant monitoring of inter-story drifts via laser sensors
- May, 22, 2020
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Research / Academia Structural Health Monitoring Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Professional Examinations Preparation
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Real time record of seismic displacements between floors of multistory buildings is now possible thanks to light-sensitive optical sensors. The new technology is called Discrete Diode Position Sensor...
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