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Taipei 101’s impressive tuned mass damper
- Apr, 03, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Vibration And Damping News On Products & Services Other News
- Taiwan, Taipei
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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World’s tallest residential clock tower to be constructed in Dubai
- Jan, 09, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Construction Management Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Arab Emirates, Dubai
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It was recently announced that Dubai is going to be home to the world's tallest residential clock tower, and world’s second tallest clock tower overall, behind the Makkah Clock Royal Tower. Further...
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Construction of 134-story skyscraper proposed in Oklahoma City
- Dec, 14, 2023
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Visualization News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Update: On January the 19th, the developers announced a revised height of 1,907 feet for the planned skyscraper, which would make it the nation's tallest building if constructed. 1907 was chosen to s...
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Construction of Hamburg’s tallest skyscraper halted
- Nov, 08, 2023
- Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany, Hamburg
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Construction of the Elbtower, Hamburg’s new tallest skyscraper, has been halted due to outstanding payments from the developer to the builder. Furthermore, the project was first announced in March o...
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Fire breaks out at the Xintiandi office building in Tianjin, China
- Aug, 22, 2023
- General Civil Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- China, Tianjin
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Xintiandi Building, a high-rise office structure located in Tianjin, China, was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, August 22. Furthermore, Xintiandi consists of 27 floors and two underground levels....
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