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Water main pipeline burst causes heavy damage in Guahati, India
- May, 25, 2023
- Hydraulic Engineering Transportation Engineering Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Underground Structures Other Structural General Civil General Construction Underground Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- India, Guwahati
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A water main pipeline burst in the city of Guwahati, in the state of Assam, India, on May 25. The pipeline appears to have been operating under heavy high pressure, as the water can be seen on video...
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China’s new 24-kilometer, $6.7 billion, Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge
- May, 24, 2023
- Bridge Design Bridges Other Structural Tunneling Underground Structures Other Geotechnical Transportation Geotechnics Construction Management General Civil General Construction Transportation Engineering News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China, Shenzhen
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
China’s Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge is a massive infrastructure project, which recently broke the world record by paving about 22,600 square meters of asphalt in a single day. The bridge is a Hong Kon...
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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
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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Fire broke out at Toronto’s Bloor-Yonge subway station
- Apr, 25, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil Underground Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Footage has emerged, showing a fire breaking out at the Bloor-Yonge subway station in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday, April 25. Furthermore, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. and fire crews dashed...
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Starship’s crater on the launch pad and the purpose of flame trenches
- Apr, 21, 2023
- Deep Excavations Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Some footage emerged from the Starship’s launch pad after it took off on April 20, showing a crater left by the fumes of its enormous engines under the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM). Another video sho...
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Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project TBM breaks through Broadway City Hall Station
- Apr, 20, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Elsie, one of the two tunnel boring machines used in Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project marked a significant milestone on April 14, when it reached the Broadway City Hall Station. The Broadway Subw...
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Kolkata metro marks historic moment with maiden run in India’s first underwater metro tunnel
- Apr, 13, 2023
- Tunneling Railway Geotechnics Transportation Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Kolkata metro marked a significant milestone on Wednesday, April 12, with the maiden test run in India’s first underwater metro tunnel, stretching under the Hooghly River. Furthermore, Kolkata...
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Final design of HS2 Chiltern Tunnel’s North Portal revealed
- Mar, 24, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Railway Geotechnics Underground Structures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
High Speed 2 (HS2) revealed the final designs of Chiltern Tunnel’s North Portal on Tuesday, March 21st. The North Portal is the last of seven key structures in the tunnel’s design, which will be v...
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Contract for subway station and tunnel in Oslo awarded to Implenia
- Mar, 22, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Visualization Underground Structures
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The contract for the K2D Skøyen to Vækerø project was awarded on the 16th of March. K2D Skøyen to Vækerø is part of the new Fornebu subway line in Oslo, which will have a total length of 8.2km....
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Second sinkhole opens behind condo complex in La Habra, California
- Mar, 21, 2023
- Erosion Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A second sinkhole appeared at the Coyote Village Condos in La Habra, California, right next to one formed in January 2019. Furthermore, the sinkhole appeared around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, fo...
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