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Lightning strike causes explosion in Oxfordshire recycling plant
- Oct, 02, 2023
- General Civil Landfill Engineering Risk & Reliability News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom, Cassington
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A lightning strike caused an explosion at a food waste recycling plant, which lit up Oxfordshire’s night sky on the evening of Monday, October 2. Furthermore, the event took place at the Cassington...
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GeoStabilization International Boosts Productivity, Efficiency and Safety In Railway Repair
EIN Presswire Sep 28, 2023, 1:03 PM ET Enhancements to the RailJET Subgrade Stabilization System minimize repair and maintenance downtime, keeping trains on schedule. COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, UNITED...
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Drilling for Stuttgart 21 project’s 56km tunnels marks completion
- Sep, 29, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Germany
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A significant milestone was reached in the Stuttgart 21 project with the final tunneling breakthrough taking place in the city’s airport tunnel on September the 14th. Furthermore, the Stuttgart 21 p...
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World’s largest 3D printed campus is constructed in India
- Sep, 28, 2023
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Other Structural Sustainable Development
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
As reported by ETGovernment.com in India, Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhry, the Director General of Border Roads, recently inspected the construction of the Himank Air Dispatch Unit, slated to beco...
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European Union announces €7 billion sustainable transport funding
- Sep, 26, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Transportation Geotechnics General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Europe
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The European Commission announced on September 26 the launch of a €7 billion funding program for the development of sustainable key transport infrastructure, under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF...
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New study finds that the fastest ever underwater flow was triggered by 2022 Tonga eruption
A new study, published on September 7 in the science magazine, showed that the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai submarine volcano in January 2022 caused the fastest underwater flow ever reco...
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Montreal building collapse: One fatality, two injuries
- Sep, 27, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Concrete Structures Structural Failures Other Structural
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A building partly collapsed in Montreal North on Saturday. Five individuals were inside the building at the time of the incident while one fatality and two injuries were confirmed. Authorities said t...
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Part of Miami building collapses onto sidewalk during demolition
- Sep, 23, 2023
- General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News General Construction Risk & Reliability
- United States, Florida, Miami
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Video footage has emerged, showing the moment that part of a building in Miami collapsed onto the sidewalk during demolition, in the afternoon of Saturday, September 23. Furthermore, the site where t...
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Researchers developed AI-based algorithms for real-time structural assessment of bridges
- Sep, 26, 2023
- Bridges Structural Health Monitoring Other Structural Sustainable Development
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Bridges play a crucial role in India's infrastructure, with approximately 13,500 of them spread across the nation. These structures naturally deteriorate over time due to environmental factors like t...
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Landslide causes large part of Swedish motorway to collapse
- Sep, 25, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Sweden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, September 23, caused the collapse of a large part of the E6 motorway in Sweden. Furthermore, the E6 connects the Swedish city of Gothenburg...
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