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Thai Building Collapse Kills at Least 11
- Feb, 25, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least 11 workers died on Tuesday when a large concrete beam collapsed at a hospital construction site in Samut Prakan province in Thailand around 11:30 a.m. local time. Seven of the workers died at...
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Brent Spence Bridge Project at Crucial Point
- Feb, 24, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray announced on Friday that the Brent Spence Bridge project is at a crucial point. Currently, the state of Ohio has legislation allowing for th...
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Transportation Secretary Calls for Long-Term Transportation Bill
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx discussed the United State’s “massive infrastructure deficit”, in his speech yesterday, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce transportation conference. His goal...
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Santa Monica Wants To Be First Earthquake Safe City
- Feb, 20, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Santa Monica, California
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The city of Santa Monica, California will spend $100,000 over the next year identifying steel, concrete, and wood-frame buildings that would be vulnerable to an earthquake. If investigators determine...
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10 Dead in South Korean Auditorium Collapse
- Feb, 19, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Gyeongju, South Korea
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ten people died and over 100 were injured on Monday night when the roof of the auditorium building at the Mauna Ocean Resort in Gyeongju, South Korea collapsed. Nine of the ten fatalities were student...
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High-Speed Rail Line Planned for Houston and Dallas
Texas Central Railway President Robert Eckels discussed some of the preliminary details for a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston last week. The high-speed passenger rail system would take...
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Developers Submit Plan to fix Walkie Talkie Skyscraper’s Sun Ray Problems
- Feb, 14, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- 20 Fenchurch St London, England
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Developer Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group submitted a plan on Wednesday to fix the “Death Ray” coming from sunlight bouncing off the Walkie Talkie building. The 160-meter, 34-story office build...
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Plans for New Zealand’s Tallest New Skyscraper Unveiled
- Feb, 13, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Plans were revealed today for a new 209-meter, 52-storey skyscraper in Auckland, New Zealand. The tower will be referred to as the NDG Auckland Centre, named after the New Development Group owned by S...
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Property owner Wanted to Save Rhode Island’s Tallest Building
- Feb, 11, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- 111 Westminster St, Providence, RI, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The owner of Rhode Island’s tallest building renewed his effort on Monday to gain support for a public private partnership that would convert the vacant office building into apartments. 111 Westminste...
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Developer Wants to Resume Chicago Spire Project
- Feb, 10, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Irish Developer Garrett Kelleher announced on Thursday that he has found an investor willing to pay his company’s creditors. He hopes that this news will allow construction to resume in the near...
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