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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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Civil engineers who excelled in other fields - Part 1: Science and Engineering

There are many civil engineers who are known for their achievements in their subject. In this article, however, we will deal with civil engineers who excelled (also) in other scientific fields. Let's...

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New wind turbine design aims to produce electricity within urban spaces

A new modular wind turbine design called Airiva Wind Energy System is set to enter the distributed wind power market in 2025 and produce electricity near where it is consumed. Furthermore, the first...

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New study finds above-limit quantities of PFAS “forever chemicals” in water globally

A new study, led by the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia was published on Monday, April 8, 2024, in the Natural Geoscience journal, which found that “forever chemicals” exist at hig...

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Saudi Arabia scales back 2030 expectations for The Line

Bloomberg reported on April 5, 2024, that officials for Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion “The Line” project have scaled back their 2030 expectations on the number of residents from 1.5 million to 300,000....

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Construction crane segment collapses onto downtown Florida bridge

A section of a construction crane collapsed onto a downtown Fort Lauderdale bridge, where it hit two cars on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4, 2024. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (FLFR) released a s...

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Arup appointed to support development of multi-rotor floating offshore wind project

It was announced on March 22, 2024, that Arup was appointed to support Wind Catching Systems (WCS) in the development of an alternative offshore wind project called the Windcatcher. Furthermore, the...

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Taipei 101’s impressive tuned mass damper

Taiwan was struck on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, by the most powerful earthquake it has experienced in the last 25 years, but Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, can be seen in video footage...

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Largest electricity transmission project in UK’s history receives provisional approval

Ofgem, the UK energy market regulator, gave provisional regulatory approval on March 27, 2024, for the construction of Britain’s largest electricity transmission project in the nation’s history. Nam...

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Sagrada Familia set for completion in 2026

Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia has been under construction since 1882, and as was announced on March 20, 2024, is set for completion in 2026. Furthermore, the Junta Constructora de la Sagrada Fa...

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