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Eastern China building collapse leaves 7 dead
Nine people were buried in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province in Eastern China after a residence complex collapsed on the morning of Thursday Feb. 2, and seven of them have been reported dead. The building’s...
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Chinese firm undertakes the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway line in Nigeria
In July 2016, China and Nigeria agreed to a $11-billion contract to build the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway. It will stretch for 1400 km (871 mi) and is expected to open in record time, before the end...
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Hubbell:Helical Pulldown Micropiles & Guy Anchors
The CHANCE® guy anchors, Type SS (square shaft), made with CHANCE® proprietary high strength steel have capacities up to 200,000 pounds tensile loa Guyed structure towers, self-supporting towers, subs...
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About 7 million buildings will be demolished and rebuilt earthquake-resistant in Turkey
A far-reaching plan to demolish some 7 million buildings -cited as earthquake hazards- and rebuild earthquake-resistant structures in their place began in 2012 in Turkey. The Urban Renewal Project wil...
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19 buildings demolished at once in Central China (video)
To make way for a new business district in the city of Wuhan (formerly known as Hankou) in Central China, 19 apartment buildings were demolished on Saturday, January 21. It was the largest building im...
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World’s longest cross-sea bridge has almost the length of a marathon
The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China, spanning 41.58 km (25.84 mi), holds the Guinness World Record for the longest bridge over water. Completed in 2011, the bridge connects the boomin...
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Channel Slab Pile CAP Assemblies by Hubbell
Concrete brackets from CHANCE, Hubbell are used for channel slab pile cap assemblies The assembly is used to raise the concrete slab using a screw lift system through the slab. It consists of...
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Tehran’s Plasco building collapses after fire
Plasco commercial building, an iconic high-rise structure in central Tehran, collapsed following a fire that broke out on the top floors on 8 am local time (Thursday 19/1) and was burning for hours. A...
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Gym Roof Collapses During Floorball Game in Czech Republic
The roof of a newly-built sports arena in Ceska Trebova, East Bohemia in Czech Republic suddenly collapsed last Saturday. Τhe incident happened during a floorball game and although the roof hit the gr...
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North America’s leader in specialty geotechnical construction
Hayward Baker, Inc., a Keller Company, helps owners and developers overcome challenging foundation design and construction issues on a daily basis. Hayward Baker is annually ranked the No....
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