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Orlando high-speed rail extension completed
- Jun, 21, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Railway Geotechnics Other Structural General Civil General Construction
- United States, Florida, Orlando
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Completion of the Orlando high-speed rail extension was celebrated by station city mayors and Brightline Orlando construction team members on June 21st. The 170-mile Orlando expansion runs from Orla...
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Permeable concrete used in New York City reconstruction project
- Jun, 13, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Pavement Sustainable Development General Construction General Civil News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, New York
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
New York City’s representatives inaugurated the reconstructed Beach 108th Street project in Queens, on June 13. Furthermore, the project included reconstruction of an area in Rockway Park, which was...
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UK’s most suitable geothermal areas strongly overlap with areas in need of investment, study finds
- Jun, 07, 2023
- Geothermal Geo-Energy Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development Other Geotechnical Energy Engineering General Construction General Civil Energy Geotechnics News On Research / Academia Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A study conducted by Durham University and commissioned by Kieran Mullan, Member of Parliament (MP), identified the 45 most suitable sites for deep geothermal development. Furthermore, the same study...
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Florida collapsed condo’s pool deck failed to comply with building codes and standards, officials say
- Jun, 15, 2023
- Forensics Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida, Surfside
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A preliminary summary of findings regarding Florida’s Surfside condominium collapse was issued on Thursday by investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). On some ba...
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$400m North Split reconstruction project in Indianapolis nears completion
- May, 26, 2023
- Transportation Geotechnics Transportation Engineering General Civil General Construction Construction Management Other Structural Other Geotechnical Bridges News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The I-65/I-70 North Split Interchange project’s final ramp from Ohio Street to College Avenue reopened on May 26. North Split is located in Indianapolis and is the second busiest interchange in Indi...
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CSSC Haizhuang’s H260-18MW: The world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine
- Jun, 15, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Wind Engineering Sustainable Development Energy Engineering General Construction General Civil News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
CSSC Haizhuang’s H260-18MW offshore wind turbine, which was unveiled earlier this year, is the largest and most powerful of its kind with a potential of powering up to 40,000 homes. As the name sugg...
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Five-story apartment building collapses in Teruel, Spain, shortly after evacuation
- Jun, 13, 2023
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Spain, Teruel
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A five-story apartment building, home to 21 families, in the city of Teruel, Spain, collapsed on Tuesday, June 14, and was caught on video. Furthermore, a tenant had warned the authorities about cra...
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Webuild-led consortium wins €1.32 billion contract for Sicilian railway
- Jun, 06, 2023
- Transportation Geotechnics Transportation Engineering Tunneling Sustainable Development Railway Geotechnics Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Webuild-led consortium has recently won yet another tender on the Sicilian high speed railway project. Furthermore, the awarded contract concerns the construction of the 30-kilometer Fiumetorto-Le...
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Norwegian Public Roads Administration awards €1 billion highway contract
- Apr, 27, 2023
- Transportation Geotechnics Transportation Engineering Bridges Tunneling Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has awarded the contract for the construction of the €1 billion E10/rv85 Tjeldsund-Gullesfjordbotn-Langvassbukt highway to a Skanska-led consortium....
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Vast environmental impact expected by the Nova Kakhovka breach in Ukraine
- Jun, 06, 2023
- Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Damage (Structural) Blasting Effects Other Structural Geoenvironmental Engineering Contaminant Transport General Civil Environmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ukraine
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Nova Kakhovka dam, the largest dam in Ukraine in terms of volume and one of the largest in the world, was breached in the early morning hours of June 6. Its construction started in 1950 and last...
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