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Hammersmith Bridge: Rival design removes need for expensive strengthening

Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to motorists for more than two years after cracks appeared in its cast iron pedestals. It was closed entirely for 11 months amid fears that it could collapse, howev...

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Qatar: a fully demountable stadium built with shipping containers completed

The stadium known as Ras Abu Aboud is a 40,000-seat sports venue near Doha's port and it is the first stadium in FIFA World Cup history designed to be fully demountable. Shipping containers of dif...

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Keller ranks #1 on on Excavation and Foundation firms for 2021 ENR

Engineering News Record (ENR) ranks for the third year in a row Keller #1 Excavation and Foundation firm. This is Keller’s third year holding this top position. Before 2019, this position was held by...

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Earthquake prediction in the lab using deep learning

Lives and billions of dollars in infrastructure damage every year is the cost of earthquakes in the United States. Earthquakes can occur at any time, and there is no way to predict them, at least now...

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Texas: The World’s Largest 3D-Printed Community Is Coming

The 3D-printing method has become an alternative to building houses based on the old-fashioned way, with many championing its effectiveness and ability to reduce labor costs and construction time. ...

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Critical magnesium shortage: ‘Imminent risk’ of steel production

Steel production facilities across Europe face an “imminent risk” of shutdown because of a critical shortage of magnesium supplies from China, and the construction sector has been alarmed. China pr...

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Concrete is a climate disaster and thus it’s time to clean it up

For soaring bridges, dramatic skyscrapers and even the path around your local park, builders love concrete, making it the most-used building material in the world – but producing the cement used in m...

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A novel system for structural integrity monitoring of an offshore fish farm

Fibre optic technology is introduced in a novel system of structural stress monitoring which is going to be tested on one of the world's most exposed fish farms, Salmar's Ocean Farm 1. Light Struct...

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Wittpenn Bridge in New Jersey opens after 10 years

After a decade and half a billion dollars, the Wittpenn Bridge in New Jersey is available to the public starting Saturday October 2nd. The new Wittpenn Bridge, will have some similar features as the...

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Researchers develop new ultra-resistant and self-repairing concrete materials

New ultra-resistant and self-repairing concrete materials have been designed by a team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Politecnico di Milano. In cracking situations, the ne...

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