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Video: 'Thirsty' Concrete Absorbs Water!
The cement Topmix is designed to have a super-absorbent masking surface that allows water to seep through it instead of sitting, in an effort to combat flood. The cement Topmix, is designed to have...
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Video: Two Autonomous Drones Build Bridge that Lifts the Weight of a Man
- Sep, 25, 2015
- News On Research / Academia
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The researcher Federico Augugliaro, uploaded the following video, which depicts two drones that without remote control build a bridge of ropes, which is able to lift the weight of an adult. The res...
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Hayward Baker: Keller North America Group Acquires GeoConstruction Group
Keller North America announces the acquisition of the GeoConstruction group (“Bencor”) of Layne Christensen Company, a company that operates internationally, with headquarters in Frisco, Tex. This acq...
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Building Collapsed Like A House Of Cards In Belgium
- Sep, 21, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Huy, Belgium
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The collapse of a building that housed a mobile store, caused panic in Huy, Belgium. The collapse of a building that housed a mobile store, caused panic in Huy, Belgium. The building, for unkn...
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Video: Giant 3D Printer For Printing Houses
- Sep, 18, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry
- Massa Lombarda, Italy, Europe
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
It is the largest delta 3D printer in the world, its height is 12 meters, and it is able to print whole houses. It is the largest delta 3D printer in the world, its height is 12 meters, and it is a...
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Let's Explore Mussolini's Bunker
A narrow corridor, 60 meters long, with an entrance that is lost among the trees, a small wooden desk, masks, helmets, a black phone nailed to the wall and a small bed ... A narrow corridor, 60 met...
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Dozens Dead in Mecca
- Sep, 14, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Dozens were killed in the carnage of the Grand Mosque of Mecca in the western part of Saudi Arabia, a few weeks before the annual Islamic pilgrimage. More than 107 people died while 238 were injured....
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Video: Impressive Bridge Explosion in China
Three seconds were enough for a bridge with a height of 180 meters, in China, to be destroyed, after a controlled explosion. Lishui Bridge in Zhangjiajie, China, was demolished on September 8 to ma...
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The Winner of Building Design Magazine 2015!
The building of the Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly Beceiro, '20 Fenchurch Street' - that Londoners have given the nickname 'Walkie Talkie'-was named the winner of Building Design magazine's Carbunc...
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Hayward Baker Expands Operations in Florida
Hayward Baker Inc. (HBI), North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, is proud to announce expanded operations in the state of Florida. The Florida expansion includes relocation of HBI’s Tamp...
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