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Collaborative Effort Explores Algae for Lower-Carbon Road Construction
- May, 13, 2024
- Sustainable Development Transportation Geotechnics General Construction News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services Pavement Transportation Engineering General Civil
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the quest to mitigate the environmental impact of construction, a unique collaboration spearheaded by carbon removal company CO2CO Ltd is setting the stage for a revolution in road construction....
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Aquarabia, Saudi Arabia’s First Water Theme Park, Announced for Qiddiya City
- May, 10, 2024
- General Construction General Civil Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry
- Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) has recently unveiled plans for Aquarabia, poised to be the first and largest water theme park in Saudi Arabia. This exciting new development is set in Qiddiya Ci...
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Dubai Announces $35bn Construction of World's Largest Airport Terminal
- Apr, 28, 2024
- General Construction General Civil News On Projects / Industry
- United Arab Emirates, Dubai
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Dubai has begun work on an ambitious $35bn (AED 128 billion) airport terminal that aims to be the world's largest, as recently announced. The new terminal, to be situated at Al Maktoum International...
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How AI in Construction Contracts Will Be Explored at the 2024 NEC Conference
- Jun, 21, 2024
- General Civil Construction Management Other Structural News On Events
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The 2024 NEC Annual Conference, set for June 21 at the ICE headquarters at One Great George Street, promises to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionize construction contracts, maki...
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An assessment of the Chernobyl disaster 38 years after it happened
- Apr, 26, 1986
- Forensics Other Geotechnical General Civil General Construction Environmental Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ukraine, Pryp'yat'
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Saturday, April 26, 1986, 01:23:45 AM local time. A terrifying accident was taking place in the northern Ukraine, in the former USSR. Few people realized it immediately, and even fewer were aware of...
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A Comprehensive Overview of San Francisco's Waterfront Flood Study
- Apr, 25, 2024
- Protective Structures Sustainable Development General Civil Environmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- United States, California , San Francisco
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The San Francisco Waterfront Flood Study, a collaborative effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of San Francisco, has unveiled its Draft Plan, marking a significant milestone i...
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York Central Revival: A £1.1bn Game-Changer for York's Future
- Apr, 22, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Green Infrastructure Railway Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, York
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
York is on the brink of a remarkable transformation with the £1.1bn regeneration of York Central. This collaborative effort involving Homes England, McLaren Property, and Arlington Real Estate is...
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Spire of iconic old Copenhagen stock exchange collapses in fire
- Apr, 16, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Other Structural General Civil General Construction Forensics Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Denmark, Copenhagen
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The iconic spire of Copenhagen’s old stock exchange collapsed in a fire that engulfed the building on the morning of Tuesday the 16th of April 2024. Furthermore, the old stock exchange building was o...
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60-foot crack appears on rural Utah Panguitch Lake Dam
- Apr, 08, 2024
- Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Dam Engineering General Civil General Construction Other Structural Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Utah, Panguitch
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 60-foot-wide and 2 to 5-foot-tall crack was identified at rural Utah’s Panguitch Lake Dam, on the evening of Monday, April 8, 2024, which caused safety concerns about the nearby town’s 1,800 reside...
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Civil engineers who excelled in other fields - Part 2: Sports, Business and Politics
In our previous article we saw some cases of civil engineers who excelled in other fields of science and engineering. We will now look at some cases of civil engineers who moved even further away fro...
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