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New study to reinforce concrete with textiles instead of steel published by Sweden researchers
- Mar, 29, 2024
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structure Reinforcement Structure Types Concrete Structures Structural Behavior Other Structural Standards And Design Codes News On Research / Academia Other News
- Sweden
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have invented a method aimed at simplifying scale analysis, thus facilitating the construction of more textile-reinforced concrete structure...
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China: New bridge at Kang County combines transportation and architectural aspects
- Mar, 28, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridges Structural Optimization Wood Structures Composite Structures Concrete Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Utah, Longnan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The renovation of an old bridge situated in the heart of Kang County, at Gansu Province, was completed in 2023 by the 3andwich Design / He Wei Studio architect companies. The new bridge aims to reduc...
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Croatia to construct a new bridge from the mainland to Krk Island
- Mar, 07, 2024
- Bridge Design Bridges Structural Design Structural Optimization Structural Systems Structure Types Concrete Structures Wind Engineering Other Structural News On Projects / Industry
- Croatia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In order to manage the traffic congestion on the aging (opened on July 19, 1980) Tito Bridge, a new, larger bridge is being constructed from the mainland to Krk Island and is expected to be finalized...
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A new, 110 milion euro, tunnel opened in Bulgaria
- Feb, 20, 2024
- Structural Design Concrete Structures Underground Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Bulgaria, Zheleznitsa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On February 20th, 2024, Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Agency achieved a significant milestone with the opening of the Zheleznitsa tunnel. This new project marks a new era of transportation and conne...
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A novel material enables the assessment of concrete deterioration
- Feb, 20, 2024
- Bridge Management Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Structural Health Monitoring Concrete Structures Other Structural Non Destructive Testing News On Research / Academia Other News
- Brazil, São Paulo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The University of São Paulo's Physics Institute (IF-USP) in Brazil, in collaboration with counterparts from the University of Leuven in Belgium and researchers from the University of Kiel in Germany,...
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Building collapse in Florence: 5 workers were killed and three were injured
- Feb, 16, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Beams Slabs Concrete Structures Other Structural Structural Failures News On Failures Other News
- Italy, Florence
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A building collapsed in Florence, Tuscany, on Friday 16th of February, at approximately 9 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), according to local authorities. The collapse caused the death of five workers and...
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Novel computing model can detect structural damage with no physical intervention
- Jan, 31, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridges Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Performance-Based Design Structural Health Monitoring Structural Analysis Other Structural Soft Computing Applications News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry News On Software Other News Concrete Structures
- United States, Pennsylvania
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Researchers from Drexel University in Pennsylvania have developed a system that is believed to efficiently identify and evaluate problematic areas by integrating a novel machine learning approach wit...
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New study by EEFIT shed light on the main reason that cost 50,000 lives due to Turkey -Syria earthquake
- Feb, 07, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Concrete Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Turkey
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
According to the study, conducted by the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT), the main reason that cost 50,000 lives due to the Turkey -Syria earthquake on February 6, 2023, is be...
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Airport of Boise: 3 lost their lives and 9 injured due to hangar collapse
- Jan, 31, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Concrete Structures Steel Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- United States, Idaho, Boise
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Three workers lost their lives, and nine others sustained injuries as a privately owned hangar being constructed at the airport of Boise, collapsed on Wednesday 31st of January at approximately 5p.m,...
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Concrete damage based on 4 crucial factors
- Feb, 01, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Design Concrete Structures Elasticity And Inelasticity Other Structural News On Products & Services Other News News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Concrete often sustains damage due to various factors, either environmental or mechanical. In the following lines, four significant damages and their respective causes are presented in detail with em...
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