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Correct Crane Stiffness Prediction: A Crucial Aspect for Operational Efficiency
- Dec, 27, 2024
- Structural Failures Structural Optimization Plates Steel Structures Structural Analysis Fatigue Buckling Structural Behavior General Finite Element Programs Standards And Design Codes
- Authored by: Yana Muzychenko
Author: Wouter van den Bos, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Section Transport Technology and Logistics at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands / founder of SDC Verifier. Ensuring a...
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Strong winds in Wellington cause damage at Ministry of Foreign Affairs building site
- Oct, 24, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Steel Structures Other Structural Beams News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- New Zealand, Wellington
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Steel beams that form part of the framework for a new Ministry of Foreign Affairs building have collapsed. Located on Molesworth Street in central Wellington, the building is scheduled to open next y...
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TheStructuralEngineer.info attends Bentley’s 2024 Year in Infrastructure Structural Engineering Finalists’ Presentations
- Oct, 23, 2024
- Other Structural Steel Structures Concrete Structures Structural Design Structural Analysis News On Awards News On Projects / Industry Other News News On Products & Services
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
TheStructuralEngineer.info’s team attended Bentley’s 2024 Year in Infrastructure & Going Digital Awards that took place in Vancouver, Canada, on the 8th and 9th of October. Furthermore, three pr...
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Detroit River: The $6.4-billion Gordie Howe bridge is about to be completed
- Jun, 12, 2024
- Bridge Design Bridges Structural Design Structural Optimization Structural Control Decks Concrete Structures Steel Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News Composite Structures
- Gordie Howe International Bridge
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The construction of the $6.4-billion Gordie Howe bridge that started approximately six years ago and was fully funded by the Canadian government is about to be completed. The bridge, that is design...
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Wohler Road Bridge to receive $18 million for seismic retrofit
- May, 21, 2024
- Bridge Design Bridges Earthquake Engineering Structural Design Structure Reinforcement Decks Concrete Structures Steel Structures Foundations Connections And Joints Structural Behavior Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, California , Santa Rosa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The restoration of the historic Wohler Road Bridge spanning the Russian River, situated approximately 16km northwest of Santa Rosa, has been approved by the Board of Supervisors and the construction...
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Nottingham: A new £12 million bridge to be constructed over river Trent
- Apr, 17, 2024
- Bridge Design Bridges Structural Design Structural Optimization Arches Steel Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom, Nottingham
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The proposal for a new bridge spanning the river Trent in Nottingham got approved on Wednesday 17 of April by council members after its first submission in February. This 87-meter structure marks the...
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10 of the longest floating bridges worldwide
- Apr, 24, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridges Concrete Structures Steel Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Considered feats of modern engineering, floating bridges play a crucial role in areas where underwater conditions pose challenges for traditional bridge construction, either due to impracticality or...
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Canada: The first three-story concrete building was constructed with the aid of 3D printing
- Mar, 31, 2024
- Structural Design Multiscale Methods Performance-Based Design Structural Optimization Composite Structures Concrete Structures Steel Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A three-story 3D-printed building, spanning an area of 420m2 and rising to 12.5m from its foundation to the roof's apex, is located near Toronto. Nidus3D has constructed three complete levels of conc...
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Airport of Boise: 3 lost their lives and 9 injured due to hangar collapse
- Jan, 31, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Concrete Structures Steel Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- United States, Idaho, Boise
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Three workers lost their lives, and nine others sustained injuries as a privately owned hangar being constructed at the airport of Boise, collapsed on Wednesday 31st of January at approximately 5p.m,...
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The surge in infrastructure projects causes a 50% increase in concrete costs
- Nov, 12, 2023
- Concrete Structures Structure Reinforcement Steel Structures Other Structural Structural Design Performance-Based Design Expert Witness News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Australia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Victoria's infrastructure pipeline, valued at $78.5 billion, has led to a significant increase in demand for concrete, resulting in higher prices for commercial builders. The substantial increase in...
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