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An assessment of the Chernobyl disaster 38 years after it happened
- Apr, 26, 1986
- Forensics Other Geotechnical General Civil General Construction Environmental Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ukraine, Pryp'yat'
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Saturday, April 26, 1986, 01:23:45 AM local time. A terrifying accident was taking place in the northern Ukraine, in the former USSR. Few people realized it immediately, and even fewer were aware of...
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Future's Floating City: Addressing climate challenges!
- Apr, 18, 2024
- Sustainable Development Structural Optimization Construction Management Energy Engineering General Construction Structural Design News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Luca Curci Architects, collaborating with Tim Fu Design, introduces Floating City, an innovative project aiming to provide sustainable urban living for 50,000 people. This joint effort, supported by...
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Spire of iconic old Copenhagen stock exchange collapses in fire
- Apr, 16, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Other Structural General Civil General Construction Forensics Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Denmark, Copenhagen
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The iconic spire of Copenhagen’s old stock exchange collapsed in a fire that engulfed the building on the morning of Tuesday the 16th of April 2024. Furthermore, the old stock exchange building was o...
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60-foot crack appears on rural Utah Panguitch Lake Dam
- Apr, 08, 2024
- Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Dam Engineering General Civil General Construction Other Structural Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Utah, Panguitch
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 60-foot-wide and 2 to 5-foot-tall crack was identified at rural Utah’s Panguitch Lake Dam, on the evening of Monday, April 8, 2024, which caused safety concerns about the nearby town’s 1,800 reside...
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Civil engineers who excelled in other fields - Part 2: Sports, Business and Politics
In our previous article we saw some cases of civil engineers who excelled in other fields of science and engineering. We will now look at some cases of civil engineers who moved even further away fro...
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Civil engineers who excelled in other fields - Part 1: Science and Engineering
There are many civil engineers who are known for their achievements in their subject. In this article, however, we will deal with civil engineers who excelled (also) in other scientific fields. Let's...
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New wind turbine design aims to produce electricity within urban spaces
- Apr, 11, 2024
- Green Infrastructure Energy Engineering Sustainable Development General Civil Other News News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new modular wind turbine design called Airiva Wind Energy System is set to enter the distributed wind power market in 2025 and produce electricity near where it is consumed. Furthermore, the first...
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New study finds above-limit quantities of PFAS “forever chemicals” in water globally
- Apr, 08, 2024
- Groundwater & Seepage General Civil Geoenvironmental Engineering Contaminant Transport News On Research / Academia Other News
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new study, led by the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia was published on Monday, April 8, 2024, in the Natural Geoscience journal, which found that “forever chemicals” exist at hig...
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Saudi Arabia scales back 2030 expectations for The Line
- Apr, 05, 2024
- Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Bloomberg reported on April 5, 2024, that officials for Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion “The Line” project have scaled back their 2030 expectations on the number of residents from 1.5 million to 300,000....
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Construction crane segment collapses onto downtown Florida bridge
- Apr, 04, 2024
- Structural Failures General Civil General Construction Other Structural Damage (Structural) Forensics Bridges News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida, Fort Lauderdale
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A section of a construction crane collapsed onto a downtown Fort Lauderdale bridge, where it hit two cars on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4, 2024. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (FLFR) released a s...
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