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Civil Engineering News Recap of January 2025

You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of January 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Ch...

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Brewing Sustainability: Coffee-Infused Concrete Paves the Way in Infrastructure Innovation

A groundbreaking innovation is transforming Melbourne’s infrastructure—coffee-infused concrete. Developed by RMIT University, this sustainable alternative replaces a portion of traditional sand with...

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Delhi’s Burari Collapse: Tragedy Strikes an Under-Construction Site

On the evening of January 27, 2025, tragedy struck Delhi's Burari area when a newly constructed four-story building collapsed, leaving several individuals trapped under the debris. The incident, whic...

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Future-Ready Mumbai Airport: Inside the T1 Redevelopment Journey

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) is preparing for a groundbreaking transformation with the redevelopment of its Terminal 1 (T1). This ambitious project, set to begin...

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Tunnel Boring Meets Fault Zones: Insights from the Brenner Base Tunnel

The Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT), an ambitious railway infrastructure connecting Austria and Italy, is a marvel of modern engineering. Spanning 55 kilometers, it includes two main tubes, an exploratory...

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Tilted Structure in Kolkata, the Inferior Materials and Red Flags on Construction Standards

In a densely populated area of Kolkata, a four-story building in Vidyasagar Colony, Ward 99, Jadavpur, tilted dangerously onto an adjacent structure on January 14, raising safety concerns and prompti...

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From Cracks to Collapse: The Impact of Storm Eowyn on Historic Structures

The destructive force of Storm Eowyn has left an indelible mark on the UK and Ireland, wreaking havoc with its deadly winds that reached speeds of up to 114mph. Described as the most powerful storm t...

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Kalavasos Bridge Repairs: Addressing Outdated Structures and Highway Disruptions

The Kalavasos Bridge on the Nicosia-Limassol highway has been at the center of attention recently, causing significant disruptions for thousands of drivers. Constructed in the 1980s following America...

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Everton’s Modern Marvel: Redefining Stadium Construction at Bramley-Moore Dock

Everton Football Club is gearing up for an exciting transformation with the construction of its state-of-the-art stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. With a seating capacity of 52,888, this cutting-edge ve...

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Paving the Future: Sustainable Concrete from Plastic Waste

In a remarkable innovation, engineers have developed sustainable concrete pavers made from nearly 1,000 pounds of non-recyclable plastic waste. Installed on a prominent sidewalk, these pavers symboli...

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Safer Structures for Tougher Climate Times: The Case for CFS

As the world faces increasingly frequent and severe climate events, the construction industry is tasked with creating buildings that are both sustainable and resilient. Hurricanes, wildfires, and ext...

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Earn Credentials in Sustainable Waterfront Design

You are invited to earn your WEDG Associate credential. An urban planner in Singapore, a chief sustainability officer in San Diego, port engineers in Miami, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and real estate...

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Guinness World Record for Vietnam's new glass bridge

Suspended approximately 492 feet above ground and measuring 2,073 feet in length, the glass bridge was a joint collaboration between local tourism authorities and a French construction company to rev...

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The history of the Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge opened on May 27, 1937, and has since been standing as a landmark synonym to the city of San Fransisco. It was constructed between 1933 and 1937 in the Bay Area, and...

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Calculation example - Find the bearing of an apparent dip (two symmetrical to full dip directions), given the rate and direction of full dip

Given the rate and direction of full dip of a plane or seam, find the bearing of an apparent dip. Two directions noted, in which a given apparent dip occurs. Known values: Full dip direction = α...

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Calculation example - Find path gradients in different directions, given the rate and direction of full dip

Given the rate and direction of full dip of a plane or seam, find path gradients in three different directions, (a) due N, (b) N 75o E, (c) due E. Known values: Full dip direction = N 30o E Full...

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Calculation example - Find the apparent dip of a plane or seam in any direction

Given the rate and direction of full dip of a plane or seam, find the apparent dip in any other direction. Known values: Horizontal length along full dip direction = x Full dip rate = 1 in x Sol...

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Calculation example - Find the rate of full dip of a plane or seam, given its direction and the rate and direction of an apparent dip

Given the direction of full dip and the rate and direction of an apparent dip of a plane or seam, find the rate of full dip. Known values: Full dip direction = α Apparent dip direction = &b...

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Calculation example - Seam true thickness and gradient calculation

A vertical borehole passes through a seam with a known dip at 43o. If the apparent thickness of the seam as shown by the borehole core is 2m, calculate: (a) the true thickness of the seam and (b) the...

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Calculation example - Find the coordinates of the intersection of two lines

Calculate the coordinates of the intersection of two lines given the coordinates of four stations. Known values: Coordinates A (EA, NA), B (EB, NB), C (EC, NC), D (ED, ND) i.e. A  &nbs...