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New method to evaluate building safety after seismic events
Researchers from EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland have found a bran-new method to determine whether a building is safe after an earthquake. Structures that have withst...
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World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge just opened in Switzerland
On Saturday, July 29th, the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opened to the public in Switzerland. Having a length of 1621 feet, a width of just over two-feet and rising as high as 279...
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Video: Two Autonomous Drones Build Bridge that Lifts the Weight of a Man
- Sep, 25, 2015
- News On Research / Academia
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The researcher Federico Augugliaro, uploaded the following video, which depicts two drones that without remote control build a bridge of ropes, which is able to lift the weight of an adult. The res...
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The Longest Train Tunnel Has Been Completed
It is a fact that the 38-mile train tunnel that links Switzerland and Italy has finally been completed and it is scheduled to be in operation in June 2016. It is a fact that the 38-mile train tunne...
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Video: World’s First Peak-Peak Suspension Bridge Opens
The world’s first peak-to-peak suspension bridge opened in Switzerland yesterday. The bridge’s 351-foot span is only 31 inches wide and it is located 9,800 feet above sea level. Anyone brave enough to...
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