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Magnitude 6.1 quake in Tokyo: blackouts but no tsunami warning
- Oct, 07, 2021
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- Japan
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No reports of major damage, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said, after the strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, which jolted Tokyo late on Thursday, October 7th, 2021. The quake ca...
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Wittpenn Bridge in New Jersey opens after 10 years
- Oct, 02, 2021
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- United States, New Jersey
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After a decade and half a billion dollars, the Wittpenn Bridge in New Jersey is available to the public starting Saturday October 2nd. The new Wittpenn Bridge, will have some similar features as the...
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The longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle bridge
- Sep, 09, 2021
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- Netherlands, Nijmegen
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The Dutch city of Nijmegen has now the longest concrete 3D-bicycle bridge in the world. The length of the bridge is 29 meters. The bicycle bridge has been designed with complete freedom of form, base...
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Researchers develop new ultra-resistant and self-repairing concrete materials
- Sep, 30, 2021
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New ultra-resistant and self-repairing concrete materials have been designed by a team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Politecnico di Milano. In cracking situations, the ne...
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Australia: Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes near Melbourne
- Sep, 22, 2021
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- Australia, Melbourne
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 5.9 magnitude quake hit near Mansfield in the state of Victoria in southern Australia on Wednesday September 22th at 2:15 a.m local time, as the Geoscience Australia, reported. The temblor was so...
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Building collapse in Atlanta: 4 injured after explosion
- Sep, 12, 2021
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- United States, Georgia, Atlanta
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday 12th of September, in suburban Atlanta, a three-storey structure partially collapsed after an explosion. Fortunately, four people who were injured are recovering and the authorities have se...
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Lower Tahquamenon Falls: A new bridge is scheduled to open in October
- Sep, 09, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Design Structural Systems News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia Other News
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Tahquamenon Falls State Park conducted a survey of visitors in 2017 where 80% of respondents responded that they would likely visit the island at the Lower Falls if there was a bridge offering a conn...
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Three fatalities in an apartment building collapse in Egypt
- Sep, 09, 2021
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- Egypt
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
One more collapse in just two months occurred on Wednesday in Egypt, in the city of Shoubra el-Khaima in Qalyubia province. It was a four-storey building that was used as the headquarter of a law fi...
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Milan: Fire in a 20-storey residential tower block
- Aug, 29, 2021
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- Italy, Milan
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A 20-storey building in Milan, on the southern outskirts of the capital of the Lombardy region, burst in flames on Sunday 29th of August while 30 residents were in their apartments. The fire started...
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Printout homes using new techniques: the rise of 3D-printed houses
- Aug, 18, 2021
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- United States, California
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Palari Homes and Mighty Buildings company is using a new technique to build houses within 24 hours. They use 3-D printing to prefabricate house components and assemble them in a factory. The last two...
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