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Santa Clara Approves $6.5 Billion Development
- Jul, 09, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Sanata Clara, California
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Santa Clara’s city council unanimously approved the $6.5 billion City Place Santa Clara mixed-use development on Tuesday. The project will be built next to the San Fransisco 49ers new stadium, Levi’s...
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Videos TNO DIANA's seminars: Structural & Geotechnical Engineers Handshake for Seismic Soil Foundation - Structure Interaction Analysis & Design of Civil Structures
TNO Diana's seminar on Structural & Geotechnical Engineers Handshake for Seismic Soil Foundation & Structure Interaction Analysis & Design of Civil Structures took plac...
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Brazilian Bridge Collapse Kills Two, Injures 19
- Jul, 07, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An overpass under construction in Belo Horizonte, Brazil collapsed last Thursday killing two people and injuring 19 others. The bridge collapsed while vehicles were driving below the overpass and a co...
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Japan Considering Building $8.6 Billion Tsunami Walls
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan left a devastating path of destruction and claimed the lives of 19,000 people. Most of the hardest hit areas by the disaster including Fukushima, M...
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27 Dead in Two India Building Collapses
- Jul, 01, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New Dehli, India
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two deadly building collapses occurred in India this past weekend claiming the lives of 27 people. There are still victims trapped in the rubble as well as people who are unaccounted for over the past...
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Melbourne Approves Three Skyscrapers Adding 2,022 Apartments To The City
- Jun, 27, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Melbourne, Australia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Victoria Planning Minister, Matthew Guy, approved three new apartment developments this week in Melbourne, Australia including a 100-story skyscraper that will become the tallest apartment building in...
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UPDATE: Harmon Tower to be Demolished Floor by Floor
- Jun, 25, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
After years of delays, the Harmon Hotel demolition is officially underway in Las Vegas. A Judge issued an order on May 5 that allowed the building’s owners to move forward with the demolition. The bui...
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Video: Maracana Staircase Wobbles Under Fan Weight
- Jun, 24, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Rio De Janiero, Brazil
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
While the World Cup has gone smoothly for the most part over the last ten days, there has been one makeshift staircase that made the headlines for safety concerns. The video below shows footage taken...
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Phoenix Towers Plan Unveiled
Chetwoods Architects, a British architectural firm, unveiled plans this week to build the world’s tallest and greenest towers. The Phoenix Towers as they are being called would be built in the Chinese...
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Chinese Skyscraper Under Construction to Add A New Floor Every Four Days
Construction is underway on the “Ping An International Finance Center” skyscraper in Shenzhen, China. Once completed, Ping An Insurance’s new headquarters will be the 3rd tallest building in the world...
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