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AI-Powered Bridge Monitoring: Detecting Structural Failures Before They Happen
- Feb, 10, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Management Erosion News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Australia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Bridges are critical components of transportation networks, yet their maintenance often relies on reactive approaches that address issues only after visible signs of deterioration appear. A groundbre...
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Kalavasos Bridge Repairs: Addressing Outdated Structures and Highway Disruptions
- Jan, 20, 2025
- Bridge Abutments Bridges Bridge Management Forensic Engineering Erosion Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- Cyprus, Kalavasos
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Kalavasos Bridge on the Nicosia-Limassol highway has been at the center of attention recently, causing significant disruptions for thousands of drivers. Constructed in the 1980s following America...
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Harnessing Salt Marshes for Cost-Effective Coastal Protection
- Oct, 23, 2024
- Erosion Groundwater & Seepage General Civil News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
As coastal communities grapple with rising sea levels and increasingly powerful storms, cost-effective solutions are in high demand. A recent study from MIT reveals that salt marshes provide a highly...
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Revolutionary 3D-Printed Clay Reefs Enhance Biodiversity in the Maas River
- Jul, 10, 2024
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Levees Slope Stabilization Erosion Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia
- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Innovative Solution for Erosion Control Rijkswaterstaat is implementing a groundbreaking solution to address the erosion of riverbanks along the Maas River near Oeffelt. This initiative aims to comb...
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Kingsferry Bridge Closure for 'Urgent' Network Rail Repairs to Begin
- Jun, 10, 2024
- Bridge Management Structural Health Monitoring Erosion General Civil News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Kingsferry Bridge, an essential structure connecting the Isle of Sheppey with the mainland, is set for closure to facilitate urgent repairs by Network Rail. Built in 1960 by British Rail, this 64...
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Record-breaking precipitation in Greece causes widespread damage to housing and infrastructure
- Sep, 07, 2023
- Other Geotechnical Landslides Slope Stability Transportation Geotechnics Erosion Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Greece
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Record-breaking precipitation, locally reaching up to 754 mm in a single day, wreaked havoc in Greece and caused widespread damage to housing and infrastructure, starting Monday, September 4. Storm...
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Tropical Storm Franklin caused floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic
- Aug, 29, 2023
- Landslides Erosion Other Geotechnical
- Dominican Republic
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall in the Dominican Republic late on Wednesday, the 23rd of August, causing floods and landslides on the island of Hispaniola. Franklin brought heavy rainfall and...
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Huge landslide levels eight buildings in Himachal Pradesh, India
- Aug, 25, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Erosion Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A massive landslide took place in the town of Anni, in the Kullu district of India’s Himachal Pradesh state on Thursday, August 24. The landslide was caught on camera leveling eight multi-story buil...
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India’s Himachal Pradesh state hit by series of deadly landslides
- Aug, 16, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Erosion
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Over 60 people lost their lives in India after heavy rain and landslides, some of which were caught on video, hit the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand since Sunday, August 13. Furthermore,...
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Days of heavy rain cause partial collapse of Norwegian dam
- Aug, 10, 2023
- Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Erosion Other Geotechnical
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Part of a dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant, located on the Glomma River, Norway, gave way on August 9. Furthermore, Norway saw days of heavy rain prior to the event, due to Storm...
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