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Strengthening and repairing concrete structures using paper-thin carbon fiber reinforced polymers
- Apr, 07, 2021
- Concrete Structures Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Bridges News On Research / Academia
- United States, Texas, San Antonio
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new method to strengthen and repair deficient bridges with paper-thin material has been recognized. Wassim Ghannoum is an associate professor in the Departmentof Civil and Environmental Engineer...
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A 29-meter-long 3D printed bridge is under construction in the Netherlands
- Apr, 05, 2021
- Bridge Design Structural Design Structural Optimization Concrete Structures News On Projects / Industry
- Netherlands, Nijmegen
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The world's longest 3D printed pedestrian concrete bridge is currently under construction in the Netherlands. The structure will be placed in the city of Nijmegen, one of Holland’s oldest cities....
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SkyCiv Releases a new Structural Design and Analysis API
- Oct, 29, 2020
- Structural Analysis Structural Design Steel Structures Concrete Structures Wood Structures General Finite Element Programs News On Software
- Authored by: SkyCiv Engineering
SkyCiv is excited to announce the official launch of their Structural Design and Analysis API. The API gives SkyCiv users a new way to access analysis, modelling and design calculations, making it po...
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New Genoa bridge near completion despite the covid-19 lockdown
- Apr, 28, 2020
- Bridge Design Bridges Steel Structures Concrete Structures Bridge Management News On Events
- Italy, Genoa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The final span of the new Genoa bridge was slotted into place on 28th of April, two years after the collapse of Morandi Bridge, offering a ray of hope during the coronavirus crisis. The new, over o...
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Road and retaining wall failure in India: 12 vehicles damaged
- Apr, 24, 2020
- Structural Failures Walls Concrete Structures News On Failures
- India, Bengaluru
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Twelve vehicles, including cars and bikes, were reported damaged after a double failure of a retaining wall and a road occurred in Bengaluru, India. Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka state locate...
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Massive concrete umbrellas to be used as a coastal shield
- Apr, 02, 2020
- Structural Design Dynamic Loads Shells Concrete Structures News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Scientists from the University of Princeton in New Jersey, have introduced a radical structural system that could protect coastal areas from extreme weather phenomena. The researchers have published...
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Pedestrian bridge partially collapses in Detroit
- Mar, 27, 2020
- Bridges Concrete Structures Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- United States, Michigan, Birmingham
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A pedestrian bridge in Detroit partially collapsed on March 27, 2020. The structure is located at Interstate-94 (I-94) near Townsend Avenue. The bridge was impacted by a truck early in the morning an...
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The leaning tower of...Dallas
- Feb, 16, 2020
- Concrete Structures Blasting Effects News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Texas, Dallas
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A former Affiliated Computer Services building in Dallas "refused" to collapse during demolition works. Now, it is known as the "Leaning Tower of Dallas". On February 16, 2020, a demolition was condu...
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