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From Aging Infrastructure to Extreme Rainfall: The Growing Importance of Dam Structural Engineering
Dams have been integral to human civilization for centuries, playing critical roles in water storage, flood control, and hydropower generation. However, with the increasing frequency of dam failures...
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Civil Engineering News Recap of September 2024
- Oct, 03, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Bridges Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of August 2024. Namely, these were: 1) A M...
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Bridging Nations: UK-India Infrastructure Financing Agreement
- Sep, 08, 2024
- General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The UK and India have entered a groundbreaking collaboration to facilitate sustainable international investments in India's infrastructure sector. The UK-India Infrastructure Financing Bridge (UKIIFB...
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Civil Engineering News Recap of August 2024
- Sep, 03, 2024
- General Civil Bridges Tunneling Damage (Structural) Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of August 2024. Namely, these were: 1) Fir...
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New YouTube Channel and Civil Engineering News Recap of July 2024!
- Aug, 30, 2024
- General Civil Transportation Engineering Bridges Landslides Other News
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
TheCivilEngineer.org now has its own YouTube channel, and we are happy to share with you our latest feature, the monthly civil engineering news recap videos! The first video of this series is a comp...
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Pioneering Sustainable Buildings: How Amsterdam, Stockholm, and Nantes Lead the Way"
- Jul, 26, 2024
- Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development Construction Management General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Europe
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Decarbonising the Building Sector: A Vital Step Towards Climate Neutrality The European Union has set an ambitious goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, with a crucial milestone of nearly elim...
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Senate Passes Bill to Address Abandoned Hardrock Mining Sites
- May, 07, 2024
- Mining Engineering Geology Forensic Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams News On Projects / Industry Geology Highlights Other News
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a significant legislative move, the U.S. Senate has passed the bipartisan Legacy Mine Cleanup Act to address the widespread issue of abandoned hardrock mining sites, which pose serious threats to...
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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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Future's Floating City: Addressing climate challenges!
- Apr, 18, 2024
- Sustainable Development Structural Optimization Construction Management Energy Engineering General Construction Structural Design News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Luca Curci Architects, collaborating with Tim Fu Design, introduces Floating City, an innovative project aiming to provide sustainable urban living for 50,000 people. This joint effort, supported by...
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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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