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The Netherlands Largest Hotel Unveiled
- May, 05, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Located on the southern edge of the Amsterdam RAI convention and exhibition center, construction on the Netherlands largest hotel will begin in the middle of next year. The 650-room, 91-meter tall nho...
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Watergate Hotel Parking Structure Collapse
- May, 05, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Watergate Hotel, Washington D.C., USA
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A pancake collapse occurred on Friday at the parking structure that services Washington D.C.’s famed Watergate Hotel. The D.C. Fire Department responded to the failure as one person was injured. The m...
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China Considering Railway Under Mount Everest
China is considering an extension of a railway line that will link the country of Nepal via a tunnel under Mount Everest. This is according to Chinese state media. There is serious skepticism as to wh...
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Eshima Ohashi bridge in Japan designed for the brave!
The Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Japan, can surely catch the driver's attention and even discourage some from crossing it, especially when seen directly facing the two-lanes of traffic. Located in...
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China Continues Extreme Investment in Africa
Worth a total of almost $5.5 billion, the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has signed two railway construction deals in Africa. CRCC is tasked with building a $3.5 billion intercity railw...
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Video: old tires converted to eco-friendly homes in Colombia!
In Colombia, people have invented a new alternative green construction method for their homes, using old tires. Small buildings resembling igloos are becoming more and more frequent in the outskirts o...
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The April issue of TheStructuralEngineer.info newsletter is now available !
TheStructuralEngineer.info is pleased to announce the April issue #94 of our monthly Newsletter ! In April's issue, you will find the latest most interesting Industry News, directly from our N...
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Architects Design Buildings that Cast no Shadow
A London-based architecture firm says it can eliminate the shadows that buildings cast over urban areas starved of sunlight. The firm devised a plan to build paired skyscrapers in such a way that sunl...
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Fehmarn Belt will be Longest Tunnel in the World
Slated at $10 billion, construction on the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link could start as early as this year. At 11 miles long, the completed project will be the longest immersed tunnel in the world. It will...
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Hayward Baker receives 2014 Keystone Award for earth retention work
Geotechnical specialty contractor Hayward Baker Inc. (HBI) has been named the recipient of a Keystone Award from the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis (AGC). The award was presented to HB...
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