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Using bacteria to make self-healing cement
It is a common phenomenon for the traditional concrete to crack, requiring maintenance and reparations before reinforcement starts to corrode. Luckily, it seems that Delft University microbiology...
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A Chinese architecture firm builds multi-story bamboo treehouses with no fasteners
In 2013, architects Dayong Sun and Chris Precht founded Penda, with the aim to reconnect people with our natural environment through their designs. Since then, the Beijing and Vienna-based architectur...
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John Wolosick Presents Lizzi Lecture at the 2017 International Workshop on Micropiles
Hayward Baker Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, is pleased to report that John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE., presented the Lizzi Lecture on March 30, 2017 at the International Wor...
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Helical Pier Foundation System by Hubbell
The Hubbell CHANCE® Helical Pier Foundation System gives you the performance of concrete without the drawbacks and liabilities of driven piles and drilled shafts. The helical pier foundation can be...
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Novotech is now the distributor of CivilFEM software in North America
Novo Tech Software is glad to announce now the certified distributor of CivilFEM software! Coupled with an easy-to-use graphical user interface designed for civil engineers by the civil engineers,...
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Cement becomes stronger when it has molecular defects
Scientists have found a way to turn weakness into strength Scientists have found a way to turn weakness into strength Researchers at Rice University in Houston are trying to make concrete stronger...
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Kelly Bar Adapters by Hubbell
Selecting the correct Kelly Bar Adapter is key to building a proper Drive String. Follow these two easy steps: Remove the auger from the driver and carefully measure the X and Y dimensio...
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World’s first ship tunnel to be built in Norway
A shipping tunnel for safer passage through the dangerous Stadhavet Sea in northwestern Norway, an idea that was first suggested in 1874, received the ‘green light’ for construction. The Stad Peninsul...
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This two-story 3D-printed villa was constructed in just 45 days
3D printing technology is about to bring a housebuilding revolution. Even two-story building s can now be constructed this way, as the villa shown in the photos below demonstrates. 3D printin...
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Hayward Baker, Inc. Organizer of Minneapolis, MN Geotechnical Seminar
Hayward Baker will be in the Twin Cities area on May 17th for our Minneapolis, MN Geotechnical Seminar. Hayward Baker engineers and project managers will present on Structural Support, Earth Retent...
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