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The updated FHWA Deep Foundation Load Test Database (DFLTD v.2) is now available!
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Infrastructure Research and Development (HRDI) would like to announce the availability of the updated FHWA Deep Foundation Load Test Database (DFLTD...
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Origami-inspired solar light for off-grid and emergency use
A portable source of clean, sustainable light A portable source of clean, sustainable light Haiti’s earthquake in 2010 inspired Alice Min Soo Chun and Stacy Kelly, the co-founders of the com...
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About 7 million buildings will be demolished and rebuilt earthquake-resistant in Turkey
A far-reaching plan to demolish some 7 million buildings -cited as earthquake hazards- and rebuild earthquake-resistant structures in their place began in 2012 in Turkey. The Urban Renewal Project wil...
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New sticker system to combat air pollution in Paris
The "Crit'Air" stickers will replace the old system that alternated between odd and even-numbered registration car plates The "Crit'Air" stickers will replace the old system that alternated between...
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Landslide in Greece cuts off access to an entire village (video)
A live video captured the moment of sliding, as the large volume of land moved downslope and blocked the road near the city of Patras, in Achaia province. A live video captured the moment of sliding,...
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19 buildings demolished at once in Central China (video)
To make way for a new business district in the city of Wuhan (formerly known as Hankou) in Central China, 19 apartment buildings were demolished on Saturday, January 21. It was the largest building im...
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A Danish wastewater treatment plant produces more energy than it consumes
Marselisborg WWTP has energy self-sufficiency above 100 % and the plant is in fact a power station Marselisborg WWTP has energy self-sufficiency above 100 % and the plant is in fact a power station...
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Washington employs LiDAR technology against landslide risk
Washington's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is making use of the best technology available to collect, analyze, and publicly distribute detailed information about the state's geology, through a...
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World’s longest cross-sea bridge has almost the length of a marathon
The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China, spanning 41.58 km (25.84 mi), holds the Guinness World Record for the longest bridge over water. Completed in 2011, the bridge connects the boomin...
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Calculation Example - Calculate the member diagrams.
Calculate the member diagrams for the point load P for the pinned beam at two ends. Calculate the member diagrams for the point load P for the pinned beam at two ends. Read more
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