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12 Projects That Have Transformed The London Skyline
The interactive timeline below shows how the London skyline has changed over the past 50 years. London's skyline has been changing rapidly, especially over the last 15 years with skyscarpers like the...
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Video: Mine spill in British Columbia to release toxic silt to nearby lake
A tailings pond at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in central B.C. failed last month and released millions of cubic meters of waste water, triggering a state of emergency for the local community...
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Hayward Baker's ground improvement services in the Atlanta Stadium Project
Hayward Baker Inc., North America's leader in geotechnical construction, was recently awarded a contract for the New Atlanta Stadium project. The new stadium, expected to open in 2017, will be the Atl...
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Australian Real Estate Firm Unveils Cliff House Concept
Australian real estate firm Modscape unveiled the plans for a dream house concept attached to the side of a cliff. The designs are meant to show potential buyers how Modscape can create homes located...
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Vermont Uses ‘Bridge in a Backpack’ Technology to Speed Up Projects
A new bridge project began last month in Fairfield, Vermont that uses new technology to reduce construction time, save money, and help the Vermont Transportation Agency start more projects that are ba...
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Different tunneling methods applied in the SCL railway extension, Hong Kong
Shatin to Central Link (SCL) is a major infrastructure investment currently under construction in Hong Kong and aims in connecting a number of existing railway lines passing through different district...
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Measurand's SAA system in the structural monitoring of Mactaquac Dam
Measurand's ShapeAccelArray instrumentation system is used in the case of the structural monitoring of the Mactaquac Dam Generating Station, located in Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick, Canada. Alkal...
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UC Berkeley Advance Warning System Performed Well During Earthquake
An earthquake-detection system developed by the University of California Berkeley’s Seismological Laboratory performed well during the recent earthquake that struck the Napa Valley region on August 24...
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The devastating floods in India and a mathematical model for their prediction
Monsoon season, which is currently hitting India, Pakistan and other Asian countries, causes extensive floods and triggers landslides, with detrimental effects for the citizens of the affected countri...
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How can twitter help engineers assess infrastructure performance: the Colorado floods case
Last year's massive flooding in Colorado's Front Range affected a widespread area, destroyed roads and bridges, blocking access to residential areas for extended periods of time, and washed away homes...
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