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Qatar: a fully demountable stadium built with shipping containers completed
- Nov, 24, 2021
- Steel Structures Sustainable Development Other Structural Temporary Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Events News On Products & Services Other News
- Qatar
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The stadium known as Ras Abu Aboud is a 40,000-seat sports venue near Doha's port and it is the first stadium in FIFA World Cup history designed to be fully demountable. Shipping containers of dif...
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Texas: The World’s Largest 3D-Printed Community Is Coming
- Nov, 10, 2021
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Other Structural Sustainable Development News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Texas
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The 3D-printing method has become an alternative to building houses based on the old-fashioned way, with many championing its effectiveness and ability to reduce labor costs and construction time. ...
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Critical magnesium shortage: ‘Imminent risk’ of steel production
- Sep, 25, 2021
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- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Steel production facilities across Europe face an “imminent risk” of shutdown because of a critical shortage of magnesium supplies from China, and the construction sector has been alarmed. China pr...
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Two historic footbridges collapse as River Annan level hits 50-year high
- Nov, 02, 2021
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- United Kingdom, Annan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two historic footbridges, the Diamond Jubilee Bridge and the Cuthbertson Memorial Bridge, located near Annan in the United Kingdom, have been washed away as the water levels at the River Annan hit a...
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Concrete is a climate disaster and thus it’s time to clean it up
- Oct, 29, 2021
- Concrete Structures Bridge Design Structure Reinforcement Underwater Structures Other Structural News On Products & Services Other News News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
For soaring bridges, dramatic skyscrapers and even the path around your local park, builders love concrete, making it the most-used building material in the world – but producing the cement used in m...
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Brooklyn's first supertall skyscraper
- Nov, 03, 2021
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- United States, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Manhattan is no stranger to supertall skyscrapers but Brooklyn's skyline has now radically changed as its first supertall reached its full, vertiginous height on Thursday. The 93-story, 1,066-foot-...
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Portal North Bridge project begins in New Jersey
- Oct, 26, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Events Other News
- United States, New Jersey
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Τηε five-and-a-half years construction will be funded by the US Department of Transportation, NJ Transit and Amtrak. The project concerns the Portal North Bridge and will start after several years of...
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60th anniversary of Tamar Bridge
- Oct, 29, 2021
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The Tamar Bridge connects Devon and Cornwall in the United Kingdom, and is marking its 60th anniversary The bridge opened on 24 October 1961 and it runs between Saltash in Cornwall and Plymouth in...
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Keller launches new global wellbeing framework
In an ever-changing world, it has never been more important to support employee mental health and wellbeing. Prioritizing wellbeing not only enhances our employees’ health and happiness, it makes goo...
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Rocheport Bridge replacement project
- Sep, 24, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Missouri, Rocheport
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In late September, Missouri Department of Transportation announced that the first phase of the I-70 Rocheport bridge replacement is set to begin. A set of bridges, one westbound and one eastbound...
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