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Low-cost community-based earthquake warning system under development in New Zealand
- Apr, 16, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- New Zealand, Lower Hutt
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A ground-braking, low-cost, earthquake early-warning system is being developed in New Zealand. The community-based project is a collaboration between the New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) an...
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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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Two buildings demolished in Lagos due to fears of imminent collapse
- Apr, 12, 2021
- Structural Control Damage (Structural) Structural Systems Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Failures
- Nigeria, Lagos
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Two buldings in Lagos Island, Nigeria were marked for demolition. The two structures include a three-floor building at Odo-Osun Street, and a four-floor building at Evans Street. Lagos State Govern...
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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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A 29-meter-long 3D printed bridge is under construction in the Netherlands
- Apr, 05, 2021
- Bridge Design Structural Design Structural Optimization Concrete Structures News On Projects / Industry
- Netherlands, Nijmegen
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
The world's longest 3D printed pedestrian concrete bridge is currently under construction in the Netherlands. The structure will be placed in the city of Nijmegen, one of Holland’s oldest cities....
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Keller's Neutrogel®: A new cheaper and greener grouting material
- Apr, 02, 2021
- Underwater Structures Foundations News On Products & Services
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new grouting material called Neutrogel® that has minimal impact on soil and groundwater, a much lower carbon footprint and lower costs, has been successfully used on a Keller project for the first...
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Impressive “Bending” Glass Bridge opens in China
An architectural marvel, the “bending” Ruyi Bridge opened in 2020 to the public at the Shenxianju Scenic Area near Taizhou in Zhejiang province of East China. The Ruyi Bridge design was first rev...
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Seismic hazard could pose a severe threat to high-rises in Vancouver, Canada
- Mar, 31, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Research / Academia
- Canada, Vancouver
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Research using rigorous deterministic 3D physics-based simulations point out the vulnerability of tall concrete buildings in Vancouver, Canada. Citation to original article: Kim, S. E., 2021, Hi...
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Cairo building collapse leaves 25 dead
- Mar, 29, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- Egypt, Cairo
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A 10-story building collapsed in Cairo, Egypt on March 27th, resulting in the death of at least 25 people. The building failure occurred at the el-Salam neighborhood of Cairo, during the early hours...
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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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