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CivilFEM for Forensic Engineering
Forensic engineering is the investigation of materials and structures that failed or did not operate as intended. The advanced non-linear analysis capabilities of CivilFEM 2016 plus Code and Standards...
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Structures that didn’t cope with Hurricane Harvey
It was the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade spun, making landfall in Texas. Harvey developed from a tropical wave to a Category 4 storm, coming ashore on August 25th and c...
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The world's longest sea bridge will also be ‘green’, featuring electric vehicle charging stations
The first major combined bridge and tunnel sea-crossing project in China is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge project. Consisting of three cable-stayed bridges and one 6-km sea crossing tunnel, it wil...
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World’s longest immersed road and rail tunnel also features remarkable design solutions
The Fehmarnbelt fixed link in the Baltic Sea will connect the Danish island of Lolland with Germany's Fehmarn island and is expected to boost transportation between central Europe and Scandinavia. Spa...
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High Blow Count Soils with ROCK-IT™ Lead Section
Hubbell's ROCK-IT™ Lead Section is an innovative solution to penetrate rocky or high blow count soils without pre-drilling or field modification. The single carbide, patent pending design was d...
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Bayer’s CO pipeline remains unused due to public safety concerns
In 2011, Covestro, a subsidiary of the German chemical giant Bayer built a pipeline to transport carbon monoxide from one plant to another. It is still not in operation though as the project remains h...
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Hayward Baker will be at " Dam Safety 2017 "
Come and visit Hayward Baker at Dam Safety 2017 at J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country, San Antonio, TX, on September 10-14 2017. Dam Safety 2017 is the leading conference in the United States d...
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Earthquake on Italian holiday island leaves at least two people dead and 39 injured
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit the Italian holiday island of Ischia at 8:57 p.m. local time on Monday night. Up to now, two women have been reported dead, one of whom having been hit by falling masonr...
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The Chinese South–North Water Transfer Project: a gigantic and complicated engineering approach to water management
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP), also called the South–North Water Transfer Project, is an ongoing Chinese effort to channel 45 billion m3 of water annually from the Yangtze River i...
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This new construction system allows affordable and easy to build concrete walls of any shape, thickness and size
The company claims that about half the time or less is needed to erect a residential structure compared to the time it takes to build using the traditional methods The Spider Tie concrete wall...
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