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The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore grid connection deemed "grid ready"

The Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm is located 18.5 km offshore the town of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands. The 69-turbine farm is scheduled to be operational in 2023 and has an installed capacity...

Massive sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, starts growing again, after 15 years of being stable

A large sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, U.S.A. started growing again on Sunday, April 2, roughly 15 years after it first appeared. Furthermore, the sinkhole opened up in 2008 as a 20ft. hole, and rap...

Slab collapses in Goa's Mapusa: 5 workers injured

A concrete slab of an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday in Mapusa, injuring five workers. An eyewitness report stated that the incident happened at 12.30 on Sunday afternoon in the vici...

Passenger train derailed in the Netherlands after collision with construction crane

A passenger train collided with a crane near Voorschoten, the Netherlands, around 3.25 a.m. in the early morning of Tuesday. The authorities reported that the train was carrying at least 50 people...

Days of heavy rain followed by landslide in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A landslide took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, April 2. Furthermore, according to multiple official sources, the incident happened in the locality of Bolowa, in the Masisi ter...

Serious cracks forced the closure of the Servia Bridge in northern Greece

Following major cracks in four tendons between the sixth and seventh piers, the Servia Bridge in Western Macedonia in northern Greece, has been closed to all vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons. T...

A bridge in Bhoranj collapsed hours after the shutters were removed

A bridge, that was still being built, collapsed close to the village of Jahu in the Public Works Department's (PWD) Bhoranj district. No employees were on the scene when the incident occurred, and fo...

Happy April Fool's Day!

Apr, 01, 2023
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We always hate it when this happens.

March 31st: The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated, Sir Isaac Newton died, René Descartes was born, and our brand-new Civil Engineering “on this day calendar” is launched

Mar, 31, 2023
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Did you know that the construction of the Eiffel Tower began in January 1887, and it took just over two years to complete? The tower was inaugurated on this day, March 31, 1889. At the time of its...

Freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught on fire in Raymond, Minnesota

A freight train derailed and caught on fire in the early hours of Thursday in Raymond, Minnesota. Furthermore, the incident took place around 1 a.m. local time and caused the town’s residents to be e...

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