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The longest railway tunnel in Nordics handed over
- Nov, 23, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Deep Excavations Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The 20km long Blix tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Scandinavia and the first Norwegian railway tunnel with two separate tunnel tubes. It has been completed by joint venture Acciona Ghella (AG...
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An underground structure built entirely by robots
- Nov, 21, 2022
- Underground Structures Tunneling Tunneling In Soils Jacked Tunnels Other Geotechnical Risk & Reliability
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A British technology company, hyperTunnel, innovating underground construction, has revealed the world’s first entirely robot-constructed underground structure, built at its R&D facility in the N...
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Lille, France: four-story building collapse, one fatality
- Nov, 21, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural
- France
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A building collapsed in the northern French city of Lille over the weekend. One person is confirmed to have died. French authorities have stated that an early warning by one resident prevented more c...
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Mega dam: Kenya, UK agree deal for Sh425 billion
- Nov, 18, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical
- Kenya
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new multipurpose dam to be built in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties will cost Sh425 billion following a deal by President William Ruto and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday. The building o...
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Building collapse due to fire in Iraq's capital: at least 32 injuries
- Nov, 17, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Stability Other Structural Blasting Effects
- Iraq
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A commercial building in the capital of Iraq caught fire and then collapsed on Sunday, authorities and the state news agency reported. More than two dozen people were injured, including the head of I...
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The world’s first carbon concrete building constructed by researchers in Germany
- Nov, 17, 2022
- Concrete Structures Structure Reinforcement Composite Structures Thin Wall Structures Structural Stability Other Structural
- Germany
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The first building made of carbon-reinforced concrete was inaugurated in September after two and a half years of construction, is called the “Cube” and is located on the Dresden University of Technol...
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Construction of Polihali Dam and Polihali Transfer Tunnel will start as contracts awarded
- Nov, 08, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Earth / Rockfill Dams Tunneling
- Lesotho
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has awarded construction contracts for the Polihali Dam and Polihali Transfer Tunnel – the two biggest Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II cont...
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Warsaw: the EU’s tallest building completed
- Nov, 08, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Other Structural
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Work has been completed on the exterior of the 310m-tall Varso Tower in Warsaw, the tallest building in the EU. The tower is designed by Foster + Partners and takes the crown from another of its crea...
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India’s Morbi bridge collapse
- Nov, 04, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Loads
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
More than 50 children are among 135 people killed in Sunday’s bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat state, according to a list of victims published by state authorities on Wednesday. Investigators ar...
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Floods and landslides in Colombia: 15.000 people affected, hundreds of homes damaged
- Nov, 04, 2022
- Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Colombia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Floods caused material damages in Puerto Colombia, Atlántico Department from 23 October where 35 homes were destroyed, 274 damaged and 1,545 residents affected or displaced. Heavy rain caused streams...
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