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Building walls with demolition waste - the poetry of Cyclopean concrete
- Sep, 16, 2022
- Concrete Structures Sustainable Development Structure Reinforcement Structural Behavior Walls Thin Wall Structures
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Ancient cyclopean walls were built by overlapping raw stones, supported one on the other, without the use of mortar. The name derives from the Cyclops, the giants of Greek mythology, as their constru...
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Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm: first power generation was announced
- Aug, 26, 2022
- Sustainable Development Other Structural Wind Engineering Structural Systems Performance-Based Design
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
SSE Renewables, and its partner Total Energies have announced first power generation from the Seagreen offshore wind farm, 27km off the coast of Angus in Scotland. The 1,075MW Seagreen offshore wind...
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Backyard homes to be built by 3D printers
- Jul, 20, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Sustainable Development Structural Optimization Structural Systems Structure Types
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Ross Maguire, CEO of Azure Printed Homes, is holding what looks like a piece of white plastic but he says it’s the future of accessory dwelling units, or more commonly known as ADUs, that clients can...
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The ‘thinnest’ concrete bridge in Southeast Asia
- Jul, 13, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Loads Structural Stability Structural Design Concrete Structures
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The 30-metre-long Chalermphrakiart Bridge was built in the SCG head office compound in Bang Sue last year but the conglomerate announced the development only now to invite construction firms to learn...
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Saskatchewan, Canada: tallest office tower is now open
- Jul, 07, 2022
- Structural Design Structural Systems Structure Types Structural Behavior Other Structural Sustainable Development
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
After four years, the Nutrien Tower officially opens in Saskatoon. “We are so excited," Nutrien Senior Vice President Candace Laing said. Nutiren is the anchor tenant in the building occupying floo...
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Guinness World Record for Vietnam's new glass bridge
- Jun, 01, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Loads Structural Stability Wind Engineering Structural Design
- Vietnam
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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Dalmatia Tower: the tallest building in Croatia
- May, 17, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structural Systems Other Structural Sustainable Development
- Croatia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Today, Dalmatia Tower is officially the tallest building in Croatia after reaching a height of 135 meters. As of today, the tallest building officially in Croatia is located in Split. The last elem...
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