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UK’s National Grid completed a record-breaking cement-free concrete pour
- May, 10, 2023
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- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The United Kingdom’s National Grid, along with its contractor, recently completed the world’s largest continuous Earth Friendly Concrete pour. The project aimed at filling the base of a 55-meter-d...
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Construction crane’s boom falls on metro train in Taichung, Taiwan
- May, 10, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Risk & Reliability Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan, Taichung
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A construction crane’s boom fell from the top of a building on a moving metro train in Taichung, Taiwan, on May 10, around 12.29 p.m. More specifically, the crane was reported as being dismantled fr...
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Bridge demolished by controlled explosion in Germany
- May, 07, 2023
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- Germany, Lüdenscheid
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Rahmede Valley bridge in Germany was successfully demolished by means of a controlled explosion on May 7. The Rahmede Valley bridge was built between 1965 and 1968 and was located in Lüdenscheid...
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Sicilian €1.2 million high-speed railway project contract awarded
- Apr, 27, 2023
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- Italy
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The contract for the construction of Lot 4A between Caltanissetta Xirbi and Nuova Enna in Sicily was recently awarded to an Italian company and consortium partners. The project includes the developm...
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Australia’s largest committed renewables project Snowy 2.0 to be delayed by up to two years
- May, 03, 2023
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- Australia
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Snowy 2.0 hydroelectric, Australia’s largest committed renewables project, was announced to be delayed by one to two years last week. Snowy 2.0 is a vast hydroelectric project, which is expected to...
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Renewable energy generation surpassed fossil energy for the first time during winter in the EU
- Apr, 27, 2023
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- Europe
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A study by the Ember energy think tank revealed that renewable energy generation accounted for more than fossils in Europe this past winter, for the first time ever. Furthermore, the study investig...
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World’s first 3D-printed mosque to be constructed in Dubai
- May, 04, 2023
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- United Arab Emirates, Dubai
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Dubai announced that the construction of the world’s first 3D-printed mosque will start at the end of the year. According to Ali Mohammad Alhalyan Alsuwaidi, who is the head of engineering at Islami...
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Italy signs decree for the construction of the world’s longest suspension bridge
- Mar, 31, 2023
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- Italy, Messina
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Italy signed a decree in March of 2023, concerning the construction of the world’s longest suspension bridge, the Messina Bridge, which will become a law in June. The bridge, also referred to as th...
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Illegal mine collapse in Rwanda’s Huye district followed by landslides
- Apr, 19, 2023
- Mining Underground Structures Underground Structures Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Rwanda, Butare
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An illegal mine collapsed in the Kinazi sector of Huye district, Rwanda, on April 19. Furthermore, six workers were trapped inside the 80-meter deep collapsed mine, three of whom are senior six stu...
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California’s Tulare “ghost” lake reemerges
- Mar, 21, 2023
- Groundwater & Seepage Environmental Engineering General Civil Hydraulic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
California’s Tulare Lake, a “ghost” lake that was dried up during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, has recently reemerged due to record snowfall. Tulare Lake is located roughly between Los An...
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