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Wooden bridge collapse in an Indonesian resort
A wooden bridge in a Hotel resort located in Batam, Indonesia, partially collapsed injuring 26 people. The bridge that rises 3 meters above the sea, was constructed in 2012. The failure occurr...
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Restricted Access Piling at Hayes and Harlington Railway Station in London by Keller
Hayes and Harlington station serves the west London districts from Paddington Station to Heathrow and forms part of the Crossrail Package 3 upgrade which involves new trains, improved stations and eas...
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International flights began in Beijing's new airport
Daxing, Beijing's new vast airport (PKX), started international flight operations on Sunday, October 27, 2019. The facility will aid in alleviating the congestion in the existing Beijing's Internat...
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7-story building failure in Brazil: 9 people dead
A 7-story apartment building suddenly gave way trapping people under the rubble. The structure that was located in Fortaleza city (north-east of Brazil) collapsed at about 10:30 a.m. on O...
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Leonardo da Vinci's bridge performance evaluation
A bridge designed by Leonardo da Vinci but was never constructed is now being tested by engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Back in 1502, Leonardo da Vinci...
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The cranes at the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans to be demolished
A week after Hard Rock Casino Hotel collapse, authorities decided to blow 2 damaged cranes that still lie in the construction site. The project that was located in New Orleans and was under constru...
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Overpass gives way crashing cars beneath in China
A bridge suddenly collapsed and crashed down on a road beneath, devastating 3 vehicles, in China. The structure is located in Wuxi city, north-west of Shanghai, in the province of Jiangsu...
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Hard Rock Casino Hotel collapses in New Orleans: 2 fatalities
Hard Rock Casino Hotel, a building under construction located at the corner of Rampart and Canal Street in New Orleans, partially collapsed killing 2 people and injuring at least 18 more. The hotel...
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Keller wins global projects award for work on the Follo Line Project in Norway
Keller's work on the prestigious Follo Line Project in Norway has won an Award of Merit in the Rail category at the ENR (Engineering News-Record) Global Best Projects competition. The annual contest h...
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Concrete developed to cure in extreme weather conditions
Scientists from the Brunel University in London and Mutah University in Jordan have developed a new type of concrete capable of curing in extreme warm or cold weather. Concrete curing is a process...
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