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Calculation Example: Axial Force
For the building shown below, the forces on the wall are as illustrated. What is the axial force on the column due to the lateral loads? For the building shown below, the forces on the wall are as il...
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Insufficient Measures of Australia for the Environment
According to the committee for the climate of the United States of America (USA), the first six months of 2015 were the warmest for the last 136 years, for which there are relevant statistics. If t...
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Massive Slab is in Jeopardy of Falling
A 500,000-pound slab is up to crash down from a canyon wall to the base of Glen Canyon dam. In this type of rock, erosion is very common. A 500,000-pound slab is up to crash down from a canyon w...
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Elevator of 20 km!
The Canadian space company, Thoth Technology Inc., received approval in the patent application filed in the competent US authorities for a ... space elevator. The Canadian space company, Thoth T...
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Soil Erosion in EU
Despite the measures of the Common Agricultural Policy in soil erosion, rain and rivers erode every year around 600 million cubic meters of soil, according to the findings of the European Commission's...
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Video: Shinzo Abe Apologized For Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium
The hefty construction costs of the new Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, after the estimates of the Japanese government, forced the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, to apologize to the people. The hefty construc...
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The Population of Trees Has Halved Since Man Discovered Ax ...
A survey conducted by an international team of scientists reveals the negative impact of humans on the environment regarding the population of trees on Earth. The study of new satellite imagery in...
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The Longest Train Tunnel Has Been Completed
It is a fact that the 38-mile train tunnel that links Switzerland and Italy has finally been completed and it is scheduled to be in operation in June 2016. It is a fact that the 38-mile train tunnel...
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Video: The Heavy Rains Trigger Landslides
Writers at NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio said "Landslides are one of the most dangerous natural hazards on the planet. Between 2007 and 2015, there were more than 25,000 reported deaths due t...
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Eni Spa Discovered Gas Field in Egypt
The company Eni SpA discovered gas field in Egypt, named Zohr, and the Italian company believes this gas field may be the largest of its kind in the Mediterranean sea. The deposit is estimated to h...
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