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A new resource-efficient way to construct a concrete dome has been developed
Researchers at TU Wien have developed a construction method for concrete domes, requiring far less amounts of labor and materials than the conventional resource intensive formwork. Invented by Dr. Ben...
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Sea sponges provide insight into how buildings can resist buckling
Brown University engineers Haneesh Kesari and Michael Monn have been studying sea sponges in order to understand how these fairly simple creatures can maintain their shape at the bottom of the ocean,...
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3D concrete printer could construct an entire two-story house in a day while drastically reducing material and energy consumption
A huge but yet mobile 3D printer has been developed by Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis, Dean’s Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Astronautics Engineerin...
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Bridge demolition for metro’s construction in downtown LA (video)
A short bridge was demolished in downtown LA, as it was standing in the way of the Regional Connector project, the city’s metro line extension. The bridge, leading to Hope Street, was built in the are...
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Hotel roof collapses during wedding rehearsal in Cuba
The lobby ceiling of the Cuban hotel Sol Rio De Luna y Mares collapsed on Feb. 2 during a wedding ceremony rehearsal, burying in the debris a British couple and their 24 guests, many of whic...
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