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Proposal for Oakland residential tower: it would be city’s tallest building
- Oct, 20, 2022
- Structural Design Structural Systems Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Plans have been submitted for an East Bay housing high rise that, if built, will become Oakland's tallest building. The proposal for the development, named Town Tower, was submitted by real estate...
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3D printing: team of flying robots to build structures
- Oct, 11, 2022
- Bridges Structural Design Other Structural
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Teams of airborne 3D-printing drones could one day be used to complete construction projects in dangerous or hard-to-reach environments – thanks to new technologies developed by researchers led by Mi...
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Building collapse in Kenya: at least 5 fatalities
- Sep, 29, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Standards And Design Codes Structural Design Structural Behavior Other Structural Concrete Structures
- Kenya
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least five people Five people were confirmed dead in Kirigiti on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a six-story building collapsed on Monday. Authorities fear that the death toll cou...
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Plans for Australia’s tallest tower
- Sep, 02, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Other Structural Structural Behavior Standards And Design Codes
- Australia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Melbourne consortium has laid plans for Australia’s tallest building after lodging a development application for a $400 million twin-tower project on the Gold Coast. The landmark development, com...
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Banihal-Katra rail link in India’s J&K: new tunnel completed
- Sep, 01, 2022
- Structural Design Structural Systems Underground Structures Other Structural
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 9.8km tunnel on the Banihal-Katra railway link in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has been completed, the Press Trust of India reported citing officials. The tunnel has been designed to con...
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Building collapse in Abuja, Nigeria – at least one fatality and two trapped
- Aug, 31, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Concrete Structures Structural Design Other Structural
- Nigeria
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A three-storey building collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town, Abuja on Friday. At least one person has been confirmed dead while Channels Television had earlier reported that two persons were trapped an...
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Building collapse in Surjani Town, Pakistan: one fatality and ten injuries
- Aug, 22, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Standards And Design Codes Structural Design Concrete Structures Structural Stability
- Pakistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An under-construction building in Surjani Town, Pakistan, collapsed. One person died and ten others sustained injuries, two of them in critical condition. According to details, a ground plus four-...
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Longest bridge in the Baltics: the estimated duration of the Neris bridge works is 2.5 years
- Jul, 28, 2022
- Bridge Design Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Design Other Structural Standards And Design Codes
- Lithuania
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The bridge impinges on a site protected by the EU’s Natura 2000 ecological network, so work will not be carried out during fish migration and spawning. To avoid damage to the ecosystem, the bridge’s...
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Backyard homes to be built by 3D printers
- Jul, 20, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Sustainable Development Structural Optimization Structural Systems Structure Types
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Ross Maguire, CEO of Azure Printed Homes, is holding what looks like a piece of white plastic but he says it’s the future of accessory dwelling units, or more commonly known as ADUs, that clients can...
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The ‘thinnest’ concrete bridge in Southeast Asia
- Jul, 13, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Loads Structural Stability Structural Design Concrete Structures
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The 30-metre-long Chalermphrakiart Bridge was built in the SCG head office compound in Bang Sue last year but the conglomerate announced the development only now to invite construction firms to learn...
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