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The Building Material Of The Device Of ITER
At the construction site of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, known as ITER in southern France, the foundations of the facilities are already in place. At the construction site...
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Tour Triangle: The Bone of Contention
- Jul, 06, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry
- Paris, France, Europe
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
It is a fact that Parisians loathe every modern construction that threatens the architectural harmony, and many of them reject any building exceeding a height of 37 meters in the city. It is a fact...
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The Eiffel Tower's 126th Year Includes Energy Upgrades
Tuesday marked the 126th anniversary of public access to the Eiffel Tower, which opened on March 31, 1889. Throughout its construction it was marked with controversy and deemed a disaster by France’s...
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Paris Bridge Railing Collapses Under Weight of "Love Locks"
- Jun, 10, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Paris, France
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge crossing the Pont Des Arts in Paris was evacuated briefly yesterday after the bridge’s railing collapsed. The 2.4-meter section of collapsed railing failed due the weight of the “love l...
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