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A bridge in Bhoranj collapsed hours after the shutters were removed
- Apr, 03, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A bridge, that was still being built, collapsed close to the village of Jahu in the Public Works Department's (PWD) Bhoranj district. No employees were on the scene when the incident occurred, and fo...
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World's highest railway bridge to open in J&K
- Mar, 29, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Structural Design Performance-Based Design Wind Engineering
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
With the upcoming opening of the tallest railway bridge in the world crossing the Chenab River, Jammu and Kashmir will soon be able to brag about having it. The Chenab railway bridge, built over the...
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Italy will construct the world's longest suspension bridge
- Mar, 21, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Earthquake Engineering Structural Design
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On Thursday, March 16, Italy's Council of Ministers authorized the construction of the world's longest suspension bridge that will connect the island of Sicily and the Italian mainland. It should be...
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Zuari Bridge: India’s second longest cable-stayed eight-lane opens in Goa
- Jan, 13, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Structural Design
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Minister of Roads Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country's second longest cable-stayed eight-lane Zuari Bridge on Thursday. Right-hand side (4-lane corridor) across the Zuari Ri...
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The five longest bridges in India
- Dec, 19, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Structural Design Structural Systems Standards And Design Codes Other Structural
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The bridges of India are more-than-welcome steel-and-iron giants, reaching far and wide while overcoming natural barriers of waterbodies, marshy areas, and rocky terrain, as well as manmade blocks of...
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Africa’s longest bridge in Lagos: three teams in running to build it
- Dec, 09, 2022
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- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The government of Lagos State has shortlisted three bids to build the Fourth Mainland Bridge, a 38km link between Lagos city and Lagos island that presently has a budget of $2.5bn. It is intended to...
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The world's longest suspended bridge may soon link the island of Sicily in Italy with the mainland
- Dec, 07, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Earthquake Engineering Structural Design Other Structural Standards And Design Codes
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The idea of building a bridge between the island of Sicily with the mainland is not new for the Italian planners. However, the decades-long planning process for the massive engineering project was ab...
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Michigan: world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open
- Nov, 01, 2022
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- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open to sightseers in northern Michigan. For those willing to ride a chairlift to the mountain top and pay a fee of around $25, the bridge...
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Longest bridge in the Baltics: the estimated duration of the Neris bridge works is 2.5 years
- Jul, 28, 2022
- Bridge Design Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Design Other Structural Standards And Design Codes
- Lithuania
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The bridge impinges on a site protected by the EU’s Natura 2000 ecological network, so work will not be carried out during fish migration and spawning. To avoid damage to the ecosystem, the bridge’s...
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The ‘thinnest’ concrete bridge in Southeast Asia
- Jul, 13, 2022
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The 30-metre-long Chalermphrakiart Bridge was built in the SCG head office compound in Bang Sue last year but the conglomerate announced the development only now to invite construction firms to learn...
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