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Offshore Wind in Turmoil: The Halt of Revolution Wind
- Sep, 04, 2025
- Wind Engineering General Construction General Civil News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Rhode Island
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In late August 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior ordered a stop to construction on the Revolution Wind offshore project, located 24 km south of Rhode Island. The £1.1bn ($1.5bn) scheme was de...
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Typhoon Wipha Triggers Among Others Scaffolding Collapse in Hong Kong
- Jul, 25, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Wind Engineering Temporary Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Hong Kong
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On July 20, 2025, Typhoon Wipha swept through Hong Kong, causing widespread destruction including multiple scaffold collapses across the city. Among the most serious incidents was the collapse of the...
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Hangzhou’s Urban Icon: Structural Analysis of the Century Center
- Jun, 13, 2025
- Structural Design Wind Engineering Steel Structures News On Projects / Industry
- China, Hangzhou
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Hangzhou Century Center, also known as the “Gate of Hangzhou,” features two 310-meter-high towers connected by a 62-meter-long steel arch bridge. Situated in the Xiaoshan District, this mixed-use...
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Civil Engineering News Recap of January 2025
- Feb, 06, 2025
- Tunneling Geoenvironmental Engineering Railway Geotechnics Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure General Civil General Construction Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Forensic Engineering Steel Structures Wood Structures Structural Systems Wind Engineering
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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From Cracks to Collapse: The Impact of Storm Eowyn on Historic Structures
- Jan, 26, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Wind Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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Data-Driven Siting: Revolutionizing Renewable Energy Efficiency
- Dec, 20, 2024
- Energy Engineering Wind Engineering Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Building efficient solar and wind farms requires more than just identifying areas with the most sunshine or strongest winds. A groundbreaking study demonstrates that integrating detailed weather data...
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Historic milestone of a successful trial train run at Chenab Bridge: World's Highest and Longest Steel Arch Railway
- Jul, 04, 2024
- Bridge Design Wind Engineering Railway Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry
- Jammu
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
WSP has designed the world’s highest and longest steel arch bridge for railway traffic in India. Situated in the Jammu and Kashmir region, approximately 600 km north of New Delhi, the Chenab Bridge i...
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Foundation Installation Campaign Begins on Dogger Bank B
- May, 16, 2024
- Foundations Structural Control Environmental Engineering Wind Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- North Sea
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The journey to establish the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, has reached a significant milestone with the commencement of the foundation installation for the second phase, Dogger Ban...
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Arup appointed to support development of multi-rotor floating offshore wind project
- Mar, 22, 2024
- Sustainable Development Wind Engineering Green Infrastructure Other Structural Performance-Based Design General Civil General Construction News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It was announced on March 22, 2024, that Arup was appointed to support Wind Catching Systems (WCS) in the development of an alternative offshore wind project called the Windcatcher. Furthermore, the...
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Final turbine installed in Normandy’s first offshore wind farm
- Mar, 25, 2024
- Sustainable Development Wind Engineering Green Infrastructure General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- France, Fécamp
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The final wind turbine was installed on Monday, March 25, at the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France, also marking the completion of Normandy’s first such project. Furthermore, the farm is located s...
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