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Civil Engineering News Recap of November 2024

You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of November 2024. Namely, these were: 1) A...

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Engineering Challenges Conquered: Saltley Viaduct Tunnel Finished

The tunnelling phase of the Saltley Viaduct Gas Diversion project has been successfully completed, marking a crucial step in safeguarding essential gas supplies to Birmingham. A 106m-long, 1.5m-diame...

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Dortmund’s Visionary ICE Plant: Merging Technology and Sustainability in Rail

The construction of a cutting-edge maintenance facility in Dortmund is set to redefine rail infrastructure in Europe. This €400 million investment will house one of the continent's most modern and en...

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Paradis Hybrid Truss With Cable Stays Bridge: Combining Strength, Sustainability, and Innovation

Norway has taken a significant leap in engineering innovation with the installation of the 42-meter-long Paradis Bridge in Bergen, a truss bridge made 100% from advanced composite materials. Designed...

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2024’s Construction Boom: What It Means for 2025 and Beyond

The construction industry in 2024 demonstrated resilience and growth, marked by a 10% increase in nominal value added and a 12% rise in gross output. Construction spending surpassed $2 trillion, refl...

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Digging Deep: Toronto’s Ontario Line Launch Shaft Construction Begins

Excavation work is officially underway for the Ontario Line’s TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) launch shaft near Exhibition Station, marking a historic moment for Toronto. This 16-meter-deep shaft will se...

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£200M Leeds Flood Scheme Safeguards Homes, Businesses, and Biodiversity

The Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme is a landmark £200 million project aimed at protecting over 4,000 homes and 1,000 businesses from extreme flooding. Initiated after the devastating Boxing Day floo...

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Connecting Communities and Nature: HS2’s Innovative Green Bridge at Turweston

The HS2 project has reached an exciting milestone with the construction of a 5,940 sq/m green bridge at Turweston, near Brackley. This innovative structure is designed to seamlessly integrate the new...

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Runway to the Future: Inside the Western Sydney International Airport Project

The Western Sydney International Airport (WSI), a £2.7 billion infrastructure marvel, is set to redefine connectivity and economic growth in Western Sydney. Located 30 miles west of Sydney’s city cen...

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The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel’s Pushes Forward with Low-Carbon Engineering

The Fehmarnbelt tunnel project is at the forefront of sustainable engineering with its trial of CO2-reduced concrete. As part of the innovative Calliste research collaboration, the project is explori...

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Etihad’s North Stand Expansion: A Steel Framework for Success

The ongoing £300 million expansion of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium marks a pivotal milestone in engineering and fan experience. With a capacity set to exceed 60,000, the transformation is driven...

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Spider Excavators: Revolutionizing Power Line Maintenance and Modernization

In an era where so much relies on the health of our national power gird, power line maintenance and modernization are paramount. Historically reliant on manual labor and heavy machinery, this sector...

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GeoStabilization International Strengthens Team with New Leadership Hires

GeoStabilization International, the leading geohazard mitigation team in North America, welcomes four new hires in key company roles: Ricardo Garcia as Chief Estimator; George Markert as Director of...

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The Soil Nail Launcher™: An Advanced Soil Nailing Technology

Originally developed by the British military to launch chemical weapons, the Soil Nail Launcher™ is a compressed air cannon that can accelerate a 1.5 inch (38mm) diameter, 20 foot (6.5m) long steel o...

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Historic Bridge Abutment Repair

Historic bridges are common in many regions of North America, and local and national governments strive to preserve them for centuries to come. As the years take their toll, these bridges require mai...

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Calf Robe Bridge Abutment

The Calf Robe Bridge in Calgary, Alberta, situated along the vital corridor of Highway 2 (Deerfoot Trail), faced a critical challenge during the upgrade of the adjacent Wastewater Treatment Plant (WW...

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Sandlake Road partially reopens to one lane

Four months after heavy Oregon rains washed out a coastal road, Sandlake Road has finally reopened to one lane, marking a significant milestone in the recovery process. However, the journey towards r...

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Royal View Drive Stabilization Project

GeoStabilization International, in partnership with the City of Kelowna, undertook a significant endeavor to address the instability plaguing the historic Knox Mountain landslide area. Nestled in the...

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Rockfall prevention project at Bozeman, MT

The USFS feared that a catastrophic failure of the upper mantle’s colluvium at Hyalite Canyon Road near Bozeman, Montana, could conceivably deposit thousands of cubic yards of material into Hyalite C...

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Bluff stabilization project with soil nail technology

Failing bluffs, shoreline erosion, landslides, and other geohazards can dangerously threaten transportation and require a rapid emergency response for public safety and to minimize the impact on the...

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Rockfall Mitigation Project in West Virginia

The highly traveled US 340 in West Virginia is back open after a much-needed safety upgrade. Led by Access Limited , a leading rockfall mitigation firm, and Triton Construction Inc., a top Heavy/High...

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GeoStabilization International® Earns ENR Best of the Best Award

GeoStabilization International wins the 2023 Best of the Best Award in Specialty Construction from Engineering News-Record (ENR) for innovative stabilization work at a Maryland quarry. The company wa...

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Guinness World Record for Vietnam's new glass bridge

Suspended approximately 492 feet above ground and measuring 2,073 feet in length, the glass bridge was a joint collaboration between local tourism authorities and a French construction company to rev...

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The history of the Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge opened on May 27, 1937, and has since been standing as a landmark synonym to the city of San Fransisco. It was constructed between 1933 and 1937 in the Bay Area, and...

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Calculation example - Find the bearing of an apparent dip (two symmetrical to full dip directions), given the rate and direction of full dip

Given the rate and direction of full dip of a plane or seam, find the bearing of an apparent dip. Two directions noted, in which a given apparent dip occurs. Known values: Full dip direction = α...

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Calculation example - Find path gradients in different directions, given the rate and direction of full dip

Given the rate and direction of full dip of a plane or seam, find path gradients in three different directions, (a) due N, (b) N 75o E, (c) due E. Known values: Full dip direction = N 30o E Full...

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Calculation example - Find the apparent dip of a plane or seam in any direction

Given the rate and direction of full dip of a plane or seam, find the apparent dip in any other direction. Known values: Horizontal length along full dip direction = x Full dip rate = 1 in x Sol...

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Calculation example - Find the rate of full dip of a plane or seam, given its direction and the rate and direction of an apparent dip

Given the direction of full dip and the rate and direction of an apparent dip of a plane or seam, find the rate of full dip. Known values: Full dip direction = α Apparent dip direction = &b...

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Calculation example - Seam true thickness and gradient calculation

A vertical borehole passes through a seam with a known dip at 43o. If the apparent thickness of the seam as shown by the borehole core is 2m, calculate: (a) the true thickness of the seam and (b) the...

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Calculation example - Find the coordinates of the intersection of two lines

Calculate the coordinates of the intersection of two lines given the coordinates of four stations. Known values: Coordinates A (EA, NA), B (EB, NB), C (EC, NC), D (ED, ND) i.e. A  &nbs...