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Bridge collapse in Pakistan due to flood
- May, 10, 2022
- Bridges Snow And Rain Loads Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Behavior News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News Structural Systems Temporary Structures Other Structural
- Pakistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge in northern Pakistan collapsed at the weekend after a glacial lake outburst caused by a recent heatwave released huge amounts of water into the stream and surrounding areas, local media repo...
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Sensors installed in Ottawa area to warn people of earthquakes
- May, 08, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural Structural Loads Damage (Structural) News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia Other News
- Canada, Ottawa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ottawa residents will one day receive a three- to 10-second advance warning of an earthquake before the ground starts shaking. Natural Resources Canada has been installing seismic sensors in the cap...
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Keller Deep Foundations Project at P&H Inland Grain Terminal
- May, 10, 2022
- Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Canada, Dugald
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Keller designed and constructed a deep foundations solution for a new grain terminal, overcoming the challenges of changing weather conditions. As part of the larger P&H National Grain Asset Net...
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Concrete Component Design Using STAAD.Pro
STAAD.Pro structural analysis and design software from Bentley has been widely used for designing steel and concrete structures by engineers across the globe for decades. In recent versions of the s...
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A 92-metre-long rail bridge is set to be installed in Stechford
- May, 06, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Steel Structures Concrete Structures News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Once installed in Stechford, it will become the longest single-span railway structure in the West Midlands allowing HS2 to access its new depot. A 92-metre-long (100yd) rail bridge is set to be dri...
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Cracks in concrete: A new way to discover a reaction that causes them
- May, 05, 2022
- Concrete Structures News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia Other News Bridges Structural Failures Structural Systems Structural Behavior Other Structural
- United States, Illinois, Lemont
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Bridges, dams, nuclear plants and other concrete structures are built to stand for decades, but they are not indestructible. One phenomenon that shortens the life of concrete buildings and structur...
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Building collapse in China: at least 26 fatalities
- May, 05, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Failures Other News
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Chinese authorities raised the number of people confirmed dead in a building collapse on Thursday to 26, nearly a week after the block containing apartments, a hotel and a cinema caved in and emergen...
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Bentley Systems Announces Acquisition of ADINA to Extend Nonlinear Simulation throughout Infrastructure Engineering
- May, 05, 2022
- Structural Analysis News On Projects / Industry News On Software
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Bentley Systems announced it has acquired Watertown, Massachusettsbased ADINA R & D Inc., a leading developer of finite element analysis software applications used in a comprehensively diverse ra...
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Keller acquires GKM
- May, 04, 2022
- Other Structural Foundations News On Projects / Industry
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Acquisition of GKM Consultants further strengthens Keller’s geotechnical monitoring expertise and solutions. Keller North America (Keller) announces the acquisition of GKM Consultants Inc., an instr...
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Shrinkage Restraint and Long-term Deflections in RAM Concept
The accurate, long-term deflection calculation of concrete floors is a difficult task. It requires rigorous consideration of cracking, tension stiffening, and associated long-term effects such as cre...
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