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Historic milestone of a successful trial train run at Chenab Bridge: World's Highest and Longest Steel Arch Railway
- Jul, 04, 2024
- Bridge Design Wind Engineering Railway Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry
- Jammu
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
WSP has designed the world’s highest and longest steel arch bridge for railway traffic in India. Situated in the Jammu and Kashmir region, approximately 600 km north of New Delhi, the Chenab Bridge i...
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Refurbishment Works 2024-25: Preserving Clifton Suspension Bridge
- Jun, 03, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Design News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Initiated in April 2024, the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust, in collaboration with Taziker, will embark on a significant two-year project to safeguard the bridge's 180-year-old suspension chains for...
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Webuild Ready to Rebuild the Baltimore Bridge: A New Vision for Safety and Innovation
- Mar, 26, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In March, the city of Baltimore faced a devastating setback when the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a critical artery linking the harbor to the Atlantic Ocean, tragically collapsed. This incident not only...
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Emphasis on Aesthetics Led to the Collapse of Tretten Timber Bridge in Norway
- Aug, 15, 2022
- Bridge Design Bridges Bridge Management Wood Structures Steel Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Norway, Tretten
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Following the collapse of the Tretten Bridge in Norway in August 2022, an official report by the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) criticized the bridge's design and construction. The b...
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Six visualized proposals for the Sydney Harbour Bridge that didn’t make the cut
- Nov, 10, 2023
- General Civil Bridge Design Bridges General Construction Bridge Management Construction Management Visualization News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Australia, Sydney
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, standing next to the Sydney Opera House in the city’s harbor is the world’s tallest steel arch bridge and one of the country’s most iconic landmarks. Back in 2019, Budget...
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An under-construction bridge collapsed in Gujarat: at least 2 fatalities
- Oct, 25, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Beams Structural Behavior Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Reliability Other Structural
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Two people lost their lives when the girders of an under-construction bridge along National Highway 58 in Palanpur city, Banaskantha, collapsed on Monday afternoon. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, wh...
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Italy is set to dispense 12 billion euros for a mega bridge project
- Oct, 23, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Earthquake Engineering Structural Systems Other Structural Sustainable Development Standards And Design Codes
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Italian government plans to dispense 12 billion euros for the construction of what would become the world's longest suspension bridge. This ambitious bridge project has been in the planning phase...
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China bridge construction project: a crane collapsed causing 6 fatalities
- Sep, 15, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Damage (Structural) Other Structural
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An accident occurred during a bridge construction project in southwest China, where a tower crane collapsed. The collapse caused the loss of six lives and the injury of five people, according to offi...
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Bridge collapse in India: Over two dozen fatalities in construction site incident
- Aug, 29, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Performance-Based Design Structural Behavior Other Structural
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An under construction railway bridge collapsed in north-eastern India on Wednesday. The incident resulted in the tragic death of at least 26 people while concerns about missing persons are growing, a...
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World’s largest and longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle bridge: some observations 4 years after its construction
- Aug, 21, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural Concrete Structures
- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The BAM construction group constructed the largest and most extensive concrete bridge using 3D printing technology. According to available information, the world's longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle...
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