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Several old Sacramento buildings in need of repair
According to CBS Sacramento, a historical building in Old Sacramento, U.S.A. showed structural problems and locals are concerned about their safety. The problems were observed by a staff member and th...
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Hayward Baker is the winner of the DFI 2016 Outstanding Project Award
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is proud to announce that Hayward Baker is the 2016 Outstanding Project Award (OPA) winner for the design and construction of foundations at the International Mark...
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A balcony collapses in Angers, France: 4 people dead and 14 injured
- Oct, 20, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Angers, France
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Four French died and more than 10 were injured due to a collapse of a balcony. The accident happened in Angers, a city in western France on Saturday, 15th October 2016. The collapsed balcony was on th...
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The tallest skyscraper is going to be in Dubai
Engineers in Dubai are arguably pioneers in construction. A new building construction that is expected to be the tallest skyscraper of all is underway!! This skyscraper will be taller than 830 m an...
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Meet the Helical pile which brings the advantages of the pre-engineered helical pile to higher load applications!
The Helical Pulldown Micropile (HPM) is used to form a grout column around the shaft of a standard helical anchor/pile. The installation process can employ grout only (see Uncased Helical Pulldown Mic...
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Wenzhou China: Collapse of four buildings kills 22!
- Oct, 13, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Wenzhou, China
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Monday, October 11, 2016 a complex of residential buildings in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province of China collapsed killing 22 people! Recent surveys show the buildings had several structural deficiencies...
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Hurricane Matthew pounds the Caribbean; heads for the States
A powerful hurricane, called Matthew, is traveling over the countries of Caribbean Sea, America and on Tuesday morning, 4th of October 2016hit Haiti causing devastating effects on people and structure...
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Power Installed Foundation Anchors offer attractive benefits
Over 90 years of research, development and testing have advanced Chance's Instant Foundation® System to its present mature stage. Compared to traditional methods, the Instant Foundation System offers...
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Texas remembers the deadly accident of September, 15th, 2001
The State of Texas organized a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the accident of September 15th, 2001. That day, the Queen Isabella Causeway bridge in Texas collapsed because of a collision betwe...
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Building collapses in Italy: the second failure in few days!
Last Thursday, a collapse of a four-story building occurred in the Ponte Milvio area of northern Rome, near the Foreign Ministry. Fortunately there are no deaths or injuries, but many people lost thei...
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