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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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World’s largest wind turbine connected to the Chinese power grid
- Jul, 20, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development General Civil General Construction Environmental Engineering Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- China, Fuzhou
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The world’s first 16MW wind turbine has been connected to the Chinese power grid, from the Pingtan offshore wind farm. The park’s developer had announced, back on June 28, that installation work had...
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China successfully tests new high-speed trains at top speeds of 453 km/h
China Railway announced on the first of July that successful performance tests had been conducted on their new high-speed trains, reaching a top speed of 453 km/h (281 mph). The trains tested are pa...
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China tests first driverless sky train
- May, 09, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China, Wuhan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
China’s first driverless sky train had its first trial run on May 9, in Wuhan’s hi-tech park. This is the country’s first commercial sky train, and it is expected to open to the public in 2023. Const...
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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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