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Thousands of Los Angeles buildings may need to be seismically retrofitted after PEER report
A decade after the identification of potentially vulnerable concrete school buildings across the state of California, a new report published by UC Berkeley based Pacific Earthquake Engineering Re...
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Willis Tower Skydeck Glass Appears To Crack
- May, 30, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Willis Tower Skydeck is one of the most popular and unique tourist attractions in Chicago. The Skydeck features four boxes known as The Ledge that allows visitors to step outside of the Willis Tow...
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The latest May issue of TheStructuralEngineer.info newsletter is out !
TheStructuralEngineer.info is pleased to announce the May issue #83 of the monthly newsletter ! In this May issue, you will find the latest industry news, of interest to structural engineer...
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The latest June issue of TheStructuralEngineer.info newsletter is out !
TheStructuralEngineer.info is pleased to announce the June issue #84 of the monthly newsletter ! In June's issue, you will find the latest industry news of interest to structural engineers, directl...
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Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Receives TIFIA Loan
- May, 29, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The $1.2 billion Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement project recently got underway in Long Beach, California. The project will replace the existing 46-year old bridge with a newer, wider bridge that wil...
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Vermont Interstate Project to Use Lateral Slide Construction
- May, 27, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Burlington, Vermont
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Construction is about to begin on the first project in Vermont to use lateral slide construction. The project will build two new bridges over interstate 91 near Burlington, Vermont. The two bridges wi...
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LA Calls for More Seismic Testing for Millennium Hollywood Project
- May, 23, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- 6230 Yucca St, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety ordered more seismic testing to determine if an earthquake fault line runs below the site for the Millennium Hollywood project located at the center o...
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The Shard Named World’s Best Skyscraper of 2013
London’s 87-story skyscraper, The Shard, recently received first place in the Emporis Skyscraper Competition. The mixed-use tower beat out 300 entries from across the world to claim the prestigious pr...
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Honolulu Rail Project Underway
- May, 20, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) is expected to open bidding on $1.3 billion worth of contracts for the planned Honolulu Rail Project this week. The controversial $5.2 billion pr...
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How Big Will Godzilla Be In 2050?
Deep Sea News recently posted an article about Godzilla’s increasing size through the years. The full article can be found here. The author of the post uses statistical analysis and some biologi...
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