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The September Newsletter Issue of TheCivilEngineer has been released!
TheCivilEngineer.org is pleased to announce the September issue of our monthly Newsletter ! In this issue you will find the latest most interesting industry news of interest to Civil Engineers, dir...
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Williamsville Bridge Is Under Construction
The 80-year-old Williamsville Bridge has been closed since October due to the fact that a civil engineer after a routine inspection decided that it is unsafe. Mayor James Young said "That bridge carri...
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Devastating Floods in Japan
The torrential rains in Japan have caused flooding and landslides that have forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes. At least 27 people were injured and 25 missing according to the authori...
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Video: Impressive Bridge Explosion in China
Three seconds were enough for a bridge with a height of 180 meters, in China, to be destroyed, after a controlled explosion. Three seconds were enough for a bridge with a height of 180 meters, in Chi...
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The Winner of Building Design Magazine 2015!
The building of the Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly Beceiro, '20 Fenchurch Street' - that Londoners have given the nickname 'Walkie Talkie'-was named the winner of Building Design magazine's Carbunc...
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The Dead Sea 'Dies'
The Dead Sea dies due to human interventions, with the water level to fall by more than a meter per year. One of the consequences is the sinkholes that occur along the coast -Some of them are in field...
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The fight for Water in the Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North Africa face the prospect of new violent events for ... water. Turkey, Syria and Iraq are in dispute as Turkey restricts water supply to Syria and Iraq, and simultaneously ther...
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Calculation Example: Axial Force
For the building shown below, the forces on the wall are as illustrated. What is the axial force on the column due to the lateral loads? For the building shown below, the forces on the wall are as il...
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Insufficient Measures of Australia for the Environment
According to the committee for the climate of the United States of America (USA), the first six months of 2015 were the warmest for the last 136 years, for which there are relevant statistics. If t...
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Massive Slab is in Jeopardy of Falling
A 500,000-pound slab is up to crash down from a canyon wall to the base of Glen Canyon dam. In this type of rock, erosion is very common. A 500,000-pound slab is up to crash down from a canyon w...
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