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New Sustainable Concrete Mix Cuts Emissions and Boosts Strength
- Oct, 26, 2024
- Concrete Structures General Construction General Civil Transportation Engineering News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- United States, Virginia , Charlottesville
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Recent studies have taken a significant leap in sustainable construction by developing an advanced 3D-printed cementitious composite. This innovative material blends graphene with limestone and calc...
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The Engineering Marvel of Hoover Dam: Shaping the Southwest
- Sep, 13, 2024
- Dam Engineering Concrete Structures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Nevada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the early 20th century, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation embarked on a monumental engineering project—constructing the Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border. Completed in 1935, this massive concre...
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HS2 Northolt Tunnel: Celebrating the Halfway Mark
- Jul, 23, 2024
- Tunneling Concrete Structures General Construction General Civil News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
HS2's Northolt Tunnel project has reached an impressive milestone, with half of the 8.4-mile twin-bore tunnel now complete. This achievement is the result of relentless efforts by four tunnel boring...
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Züblin Constructs 'World First' Load-Bearing Concrete Walls with 3D Printer
- May, 09, 2024
- Structural Design Concrete Structures Construction Management General Construction News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Germany, Stuttgart
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a pioneering development in construction technology, Züblin, a leading Germany-based construction engineering company and a subsidiary of both Putzmeister and Strabag, has made headlines by constr...
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Processed spent coffee grounds can enhance concrete strength
- Nov, 20, 2023
- Concrete Structures General Civil General Construction Material Reuse Other Structural Sustainable Development News On Publications News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services Other News
- Australia, Melbourne
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have recently published a paper which shows that the addition of processed spent coffee grounds to a concrete mix can significantly i...
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Building, housing a supermarket, collapses in Beihai: at least four injuries
- Oct, 06, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Concrete Structures Other Structural
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A two-story building, that housed a supermarket, collapsed on Saturday afternoon in the Tieshangang district of Beihai. The collapse caused at least four injuries, with all affected currently in stab...
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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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Bridge collapse in Gujarat: at least 10 people swept away
- Sep, 25, 2023
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Concrete Structures Other Structural
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A bridge, located in the Vastadi region of Gujarat's Surendranagar district, collapsed on September 24, resulting in a tragic incident with several vehicles falling into the river below. Four people...
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Maintenance and repair of aging buildings at North Carolina universities require a budget of $6.4 billion
- Sep, 19, 2023
- Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Concrete Structures Structural Reliability Structural Stability Structural Behavior Other Structural Standards And Design Codes
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
WRAL Investigates acquired a report showing that the cost of renovating all buildings within the UNC System and bringing them up to acceptable standards would be nearly $6.4 billion. This 2021 report...
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Less concrete in building design with the aid of AI
- Sep, 13, 2023
- Concrete Structures Structural Optimization Structural Design Performance-Based Design Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials worldwide. The concrete industry contributes significantly to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, accounting for an estimated 8% of the worl...
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