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All taxis in Beijing should gradually be replaced by electric ones
China's capital is fighting the great problem of air pollution China's capital is fighting the great problem of air pollution According to a 2015 study, air pollution is killing about 4,000 people...
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Malta’s Azure Window collapses after storm
The famous rock formation of Malta Island collapsed into the sea on March 8, 2017, due to the heavy storms that hit the area. The famous rock formation of Malta Island collapsed into the sea on March...
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Traffic lights on pavements to alert distracted smartphone users
The project aims to increase pedestrian safety at major junctions The project aims to increase pedestrian safety at major junctions Since February 14th, 2017 the ‘+Light line’ pilot pr...
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Calculation Example – Plane stress.
Calculate the stresses acting on an element oriented at an angle θ= 60° from the x axis, where the angle θ is positive when counterclockwise. Calculate the stresses acting on an element oriente...
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Oklahoma faces seismic risk due to drilling activity
According to the U.S. Geological Survey annual forecast on natural and human–induced seismic risk, Oklahoma and Kansas may experience serious ground shaking during 2017 due to the drilling activity of...
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Sixteen new locations listed as major active fault zones in Japan
The total number of major active faults in the country has now increased to 113, as the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion of the Japanese government added 16 more faults to the list of ac...
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Footage captures landslide destroying homes in Bolivia (video)
Several houses were destroyed in the Auquisamaña area of La Paz, Bolivia on February 15, 2017, as a landslide rolled off the mountainside into the neighbourhood of the Bolivian capital. Several...
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Calculation Example - Calculate the location of support.
Calculate the distance x for locating roller support so that the moment on the beam at point B is zero. Calculate the distance x for locating roller support so that the moment on the beam at...
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Italian village is being torn apart by slow-moving landslide (video)
Τhe landslide is moving at a rate of about 1 meter per day since February 12, tearing apart the village of Ponzano, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. ?he landslide is moving at a rate of about...
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Bogoslof island has tripled in size after volcano’s continuing eruptions
Bogoslof volcano is in an active eruption sequence since December 12, 2016. The series of short-duration explosive events - more than 27 of them up until now - has led to significant changes in the is...
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