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Dam collapse in Paraguay causes major flooding (video)
The dam of San Benito Lake in Paraguay's Itapúa department breached on April 9, 2017, leading to a major flash flooding event, that broke the Graneros del Sur road in two. The dam of San Benito...
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Slow-moving landslide discovered near the 2014 Oso landslide site in Washington
Signs of the landslide were first discovered on Tuesday, April 4 by Washington's Department of Transportation workers, who noticed cracks on a hillside road. Signs of the landslide were first discove...
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World’s first ship tunnel to be built in Norway
A shipping tunnel for safer passage through the dangerous Stadhavet Sea in northwestern Norway, an idea that was first suggested in 1874, received the ‘green light’ for construction. The Stad Peninsul...
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Humboldt: HM-5760.3F Elite Series Pneumatic Direct/Residual Shear Apparatus
The Humboldt HM-5760 Direct/residual shear apparatus, utilizes pneumatic loading to apply vertical loads to a sample eliminating the need for loading weights used in dead weight-type systems. The Hum...
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This two-story 3D-printed villa was constructed in just 45 days
3D printing technology is about to bring a housebuilding revolution. Even two-story building s can now be constructed this way, as the villa shown in the photos below demonstrates. 3D printing...
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Could trains be directly powered by track-side solar panels?
Researchers at Imperial College are trying to find out Researchers at Imperial College are trying to find out Researchers at Imperial College’s Energy Futures Lab are working on the ‘R...
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2017 is expected to be hot, but probably not as hot as last year
Weather forecasters are predicting that 2017 will still be one of the hottest years on record. Weather forecasters are predicting that 2017 will still be one of the hottest years on record. After...
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The largest power storage facility on earth is solar-powered and located in southern California
It can power over 2,500 homes for a whole day or 15,000 homes for 4 hours It can power over 2,500 homes for a whole day or 15,000 homes for 4 hours Tesla, the energy company behind the Solar Roof,...
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Historic structures are relocated in China due to urbanization
In the last twenty years, China’s urban population has more than doubled and aggressive development in the cities was necessary in order to host more people. However, the massive urbanization resulted...
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Calculation Example - Annular cross section, Stress.
A strain gage is located at D on the surface of the rod AB. The average normal stress on the rod is σ when the rod is subjected to forces F as on the sketch. Assume that the cross section at D is annu...
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