World’s longest cantilever opens in Dubai
A “bridge” structure connecting two towers in Dubai opened on February 5, 2024, featuring the world’s longest cantilever, as well as the world’s longest infinity pool on top of it. Furthermore, the...
A landslide occurred in Sherman Oaks, a neighborhood approximately 19km northwest of downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday 13th of March, causing significant damage. Specifically, a house, which was unde...
A “bridge” structure connecting two towers in Dubai opened on February 5, 2024, featuring the world’s longest cantilever, as well as the world’s longest infinity pool on top of it. Furthermore, the...
It was announced in January that Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci airport will get a new international terminal, the design of which features a vineyard on its inclined roof. The vineyard roof is part o...
OCEANO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 5, 2024 / With a new operating model, an updated brand, and a combined drive to increase protection against geohazards, Access Limited Construction is announcing the l...
Three people got injured in Sweden, after the roof of a shopping mall partially collapsed on the afternoon of Sunday, March 3. Furthermore, the incident took place at the Lillänge shopping center, i...
A fire broke out in a 14-story residential building at the Spanish city of Valencia, at around 5:30 on the afternoon of Thursday. It has so far been made known that at least four people lost their l...
Authorities reported that a landslide struck a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday 13th of February, at 14:28 local time (11:28 GMT), resulting in the disappearance of nine miners. Footage from th...
A five-story building collapsed in Lebanon, on the morning of Sunday, February 11. Furthermore, the collapse took place in the Sahra Chouaifet area, in the city of Choueifat. Hassan Zeaiter, the own...
“The Line” is part of Saudi Arabia’s Neom project, and new aerial pictures show the progress made to its construction. Furthermore, The Line is a city structure that will extend in a straight line m...
An airplane hangar collapsed on January 21, while being constructed in Idaho’s Boise Airport. Furthermore, the collapse took place around 5 p.m., and the reasons behind it are still unknown. A cran...
It was recently announced that Dubai is going to be home to the world's tallest residential clock tower, and world’s second tallest clock tower overall, behind the Makkah Clock Royal Tower. Further...
This innovative project, by GeoStabilization International, required stabilizing two areas of a quarry that were experiencing frequent rockfalls and that posed a risk to critical infrastructure under...
EIN Presswire Sep 28, 2023, 1:03 PM ET Enhancements to the RailJET Subgrade Stabilization System minimize repair and maintenance downtime, keeping trains on schedule. COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, UNITED...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...