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Chinese firm undertakes the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway line in Nigeria
In July 2016, China and Nigeria agreed to a $11-billion contract to build the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway. It will stretch for 1400 km (871 mi) and is expected to open in record time, before the end...
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A 200MW solar park floats on top of a fish farm in China
An impressive application of solar panels An impressive application of solar panels Located in Cixi, Zhejiang province, China’s largest solar power station at a fishery site was officially c...
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Did Mount Everest shrink after the 2015 Nepal quake?
Scientists in India are planning an expedition to measure again the height of Mount Everest, in order to determine whether the world's highest summit has actually become shorter due to the 7.8M April...
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Capturing Reality with Drones - The future is here for construction business
Rapid increase in UAV 3D Mapping technology implementation in various scientific and industrial projects is about to invade the construction industry. Rapid increase in UAV 3D Mapping technology im...
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The updated FHWA Deep Foundation Load Test Database (DFLTD v.2) is now available!
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Infrastructure Research and Development (HRDI) would like to announce the availability of the updated FHWA Deep Foundation Load Test Database (DFLTD...
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Origami-inspired solar light for off-grid and emergency use
A portable source of clean, sustainable light A portable source of clean, sustainable light Haiti’s earthquake in 2010 inspired Alice Min Soo Chun and Stacy Kelly, the co-founders of the com...
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About 7 million buildings will be demolished and rebuilt earthquake-resistant in Turkey
A far-reaching plan to demolish some 7 million buildings -cited as earthquake hazards- and rebuild earthquake-resistant structures in their place began in 2012 in Turkey. The Urban Renewal Project wil...
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New sticker system to combat air pollution in Paris
The "Crit'Air" stickers will replace the old system that alternated between odd and even-numbered registration car plates The "Crit'Air" stickers will replace the old system that alternated between...
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Landslide in Greece cuts off access to an entire village (video)
A live video captured the moment of sliding, as the large volume of land moved downslope and blocked the road near the city of Patras, in Achaia province. A live video captured the moment of sliding,...
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19 buildings demolished at once in Central China (video)
To make way for a new business district in the city of Wuhan (formerly known as Hankou) in Central China, 19 apartment buildings were demolished on Saturday, January 21. It was the largest building im...
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