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Greece and Italy: an earthquake early warning system could save lives
- Feb, 08, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Standards And Design Codes Other Structural Structural Dynamics News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A public earthquake early warning system in Greece and Italy could give people vital seconds’ notice of a major earthquake, according to a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers...
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Triangle Tower in Paris: work starts on environmentally ‘catastrophic’ project
- Feb, 10, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structural Systems Other Structural Steel Structures News On Awards News On Projects / Industry Other News
- France, Paris
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The construction of a 42-floor, pyramid-shaped, skyscraper began in Paris on Thursday despite local opposition and objections from environmentalists who have called the project “catastrophic”. The...
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Construction on Dnipro, Ukraine, Metro Stations is begun
- Feb, 02, 2022
- Underground Structures Structural Design Shells Steel Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Ukraine, Dnipro
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Following excavation and engineering works on Dnipro’s metro line in 2016, Zaha Hadid Architects has begun construction on three new metro stations. The Teatralna, Tsentalna, and Muzeina stations, al...
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Rinsdorf bridge was blasted by German engineers - a new record is marked
- Feb, 06, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Abutments Bridge Management Blasting Effects News On Events News On Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Rinsdorf viaduct on Germany's A45 autobahn near Wilnsdorf in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia was destroyed by demolition crews who used around 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of explosives on Sund...
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Melbourne: the first 3D-printed house in southern hemisphere
- Jan, 18, 2022
- Concrete Structures Standards And Design Codes Structural Design Structure Reinforcement Structural Stability News On Events News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Australia, Melbourne
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The first ever 3D-printed house in the southern hemisphere has been built in a Melbourne manufacturing warehouse in just three days. The structure's elements were printed in the first two days and as...
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Eric Drooff named President of Keller North America
Keller is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Drooff as President of Keller North America. Eric is succeeding former President James Hind following his retirement. After earning his BS in Civ...
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Bennerley Viaduct reopens to public after five decades and £1.7m repairs
- Jan, 14, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Structural Design Structural Systems Trusses News On Events News On Projects / Industry Other News Steel Structures
- United Kingdom, Nottingham
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Bennerley Viaduct, a Victorian railway bridge which runs between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, has been in disrepair since 1968, and was the only UK structure on the 2020 World Monuments Watch list...
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Protecting Toronto’s Port Lands
- Jan, 21, 2022
- Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The potential of the Port Lands waterfront has long been unrealized and under threat from flooding. But now an ambitious redevelopment is underway, with Keller bringing its expertise in diaphragm wal...
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Bamboo structural design in crucial position at seminar on Cement Bamboo Frame Technology (CBFT)
- Jan, 08, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structure Types Other Structural Standards And Design Codes News On Events News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
As part of its advocacy to elevate bamboo into a mainstream construction material, Base Bahay Foundation held last month a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminar-workshop titled, “Cement B...
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New solution promises 90% cost reduction in concrete 3D printing materials
- Dec, 22, 2021
- Concrete Structures Structural Design Structural Optimization Structure Reinforcement Structural Systems Structural Behavior News On Events News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Concrete 3D printing of building shells has grown considerably in the last few years, with more and more building shells being 3D printed, even buildings with up to 3 floors and windmill towers. Howe...
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