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Applying ground freezing in major New York tunnel project
- Jul, 28, 2020
- Underground Structures Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Keller applied ground freezing in the largest infrastructure project ever conducted in Suffolk County, New York. Keller is one of the few companies in North America to offer ground freezing technique...
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SkyCiv Engineering release new Mobile App
- Jul, 30, 2020
- Structural Analysis General Finite Element Programs Structural Design News On Software
- Authored by: SkyCiv Engineering
SkyCiv is excited to announce the new release of its new Structural Engineering Mobile App, featuring a number of helpful tools and access to a model viewer to review and share models. SkyCiv is rela...
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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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Keller is taking a lead role on a Miami transport project
- Jul, 30, 2020
- Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Miami
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Keller will participate in a Miami project in which, for the first time in 50 years, auger cast piles will be utilized. The $800 million Signature Bridge is part of a major regeneration plan in Miam...
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Strong earthquake struck Mexico: at least 10 people killed
- Jun, 23, 2020
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico, Oaxaca
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A major 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Tuesday June 23, killing at least 10 people and generating a small tsunami. According to U.S. Geologic Survey the eart...
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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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Keller completes its first Vibro Concrete Column project in Singapore
- Jun, 03, 2020
- Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Singapore, Singapore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Keller has completed its first-ever vibro concrete column (VCC) project in Singapore, opening a new market in the country. Vibro concrete columns can be used in a variety of soils to reduce settlemen...
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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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Railway bridge in Russia collapsed
- May, 30, 2020
- Bridges Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- Russia, Murmansk
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On May 30, a railway bridge in northwestern Russia collapsed, without any casualties, due to a heavy flooding incident. The bridge, crossing over Kola River, is a critical railway link to the hub of...
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