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Fern Hollow Bridge replacement; construction expected to begin in April
- Mar, 08, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Other Structural News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Failures Other News
- United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Less than two months after the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh, PennDOT officials are announcing that both design and construction efforts are underway to replace the bridge. The new str...
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KELLER Foundations for a liquid natural gas (LNG) tank in Utah
- Mar, 04, 2022
- Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Utah, Magna
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
It was a complex design with an incredibly tight schedule. But Keller pulled out all the stops to complete foundations for a liquid natural gas (LNG) tank in Utah, impressing the client and securing...
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Ethiopia, East Africa: the tallest building built by Chinese contractors completed
- Feb, 14, 2022
- Structural Design Other Structural News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The tallest building in East Africa which was built by Chinese contractors, was officially completed on Sunday, as the two countries continue to strengthen bilateral cooperation in 2022. The new head...
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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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