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Keller donates £300,000 to Vaccines Appeal

Keller is proud to announce a funding contribution of £300,000 to UNICEF's COVID-19 Vaccines Appeal. This funding will help UNICEF to deliver two billion doses of vaccines by the start of 2022 for fr...

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Hammersmith Bridge: Rival design removes need for expensive strengthening

Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to motorists for more than two years after cracks appeared in its cast iron pedestals. It was closed entirely for 11 months amid fears that it could collapse, howev...

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A 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook northern Peru: 75 homes destroyed, no deaths reported

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the remote Amazon region of northern Peru on Sunday and was felt as far as Lima in the center of the country, destroying 75 homes and a 16th-century Catholic church. Fo...

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6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes India-Myanmar border region: no reports of damage

No immediate reports of damage after a shallow and strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 that struck the Myanmar-India border region early on Friday. According to India's National Center for Seismolog...

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Qatar: a fully demountable stadium built with shipping containers completed

The stadium known as Ras Abu Aboud is a 40,000-seat sports venue near Doha's port and it is the first stadium in FIFA World Cup history designed to be fully demountable. Shipping containers of dif...

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Fire-damaged concrete structures: how do we know when to fix or rebuild a concrete structure after a fire?

Generally, when concrete is exposed to intense fire, materials in the concrete can decompose, and consequently there is a reduction in strength. Nevertheless, there is not a widely accepted method fo...

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Strengthening of a museum from earthquakes

Following structural works, the strengthening of a museum in the historic Western Australia town of York could become a model for the protection of lives and heritage buildings in other earthquake su...

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Long Key Bridge in Florida is set to be replaced

The state Department of Transportation is planning to replace the Long Key Bridge, the second-longest in Florida Keys after the Seven Mile Bridge. It's officially named the Dante B. Fascell Bridge...

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Critical magnesium shortage: ‘Imminent risk’ of steel production

Steel production facilities across Europe face an “imminent risk” of shutdown because of a critical shortage of magnesium supplies from China, and the construction sector has been alarmed. China pr...

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Two historic footbridges collapse as River Annan level hits 50-year high

Two historic footbridges, the Diamond Jubilee Bridge and the Cuthbertson Memorial Bridge, located near Annan in the United Kingdom, have been washed away as the water levels at the River Annan hit a...

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