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Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Tragedy: Fatal Tunnel Collapse Sparks Investigation
- Dec, 16, 2024
- Structural Failures Tunneling News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- India, Mumbai
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Tragedy struck on Saturday when a worker lost their life following a partial collapse at an under-construction tunnel on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Kota district. Three other workers...
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Cairo’s Deadly Building Collapse: 8 Dead, Safety in Question
- Dec, 10, 2024
- Structural Failures Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Egypt, Cairo
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On December 10, 2024, a six-story apartment building in Cairo’s Waili neighborhood collapsed, claiming the lives of at least eight residents and leaving three others injured. Constructed in the 1960s...
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Solar Farms and Wind Turbines Tested and Failed by Storm Darragh
- Dec, 09, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Forensics Green Infrastructure Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Storm Darragh has highlighted the vulnerabilities of renewable energy infrastructure to extreme weather events. Among the hardest-hit facilities was the Porth Wen Solar Farm in Anglesey, North Wales....
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Explosive Milestone in Nuclear Decommissioning: Sizewell A Turbine Hall Demolition
- Dec, 10, 2024
- Blasting Effects Other Structural Energy Engineering Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The decommissioning of Sizewell A nuclear power station has reached a groundbreaking milestone with the controlled demolition of its turbine hall. Utilizing 700kg of explosives, this innovative appro...
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Revolutionizing Military Engineering with 3D-Printed Concrete Structures
- Dec, 09, 2024
- Concrete Structures Numerical & Constitutive Modeling General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia
- United States, Nevada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
When military missions require immediate infrastructure such as bridges or buildings, shipping materials or prebuilt structures may be impractical. The solution? Print them on-site. The research team...
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Nuclear Progress: Hinkley Point C Marks Reactor Installation Milestone
- Dec, 04, 2024
- Structural Systems Other Structural Geoenvironmental Engineering Green Infrastructure General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, England, has reached a significant milestone with the installation of its first reactor pressure vessel (RPV). This marks the first reactor instal...
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Modern Methods of Construction: Transforming Housing Solutions for a Global Crisis
- Dec, 05, 2024
- General Construction General Civil Structural Design Energy Engineering Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The global housing crisis, fueled by rapid urbanization, population growth, and economic disparities, has left millions struggling to find adequate shelter. Traditional construction methods, while ti...
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Civil Engineering News Recap of November 2024
- Dec, 04, 2024
- Tunneling Sustainable Development Structural Systems Offshore Geotechnics General Construction General Civil Other Geotechnical Bridge Design Bridges Deep Excavations Shaft Foundations
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of November 2024. Namely, these were: 1) A...
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Engineering Challenges Conquered: Saltley Viaduct Tunnel Finished
- Dec, 04, 2024
- Tunneling Sustainable Development General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, Alabama, Birmingham
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The tunnelling phase of the Saltley Viaduct Gas Diversion project has been successfully completed, marking a crucial step in safeguarding essential gas supplies to Birmingham. A 106m-long, 1.5m-diame...
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Dortmund’s Visionary ICE Plant: Merging Technology and Sustainability in Rail
- Dec, 03, 2024
- Railway Geotechnics Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry
- Germany, Dortmund
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The construction of a cutting-edge maintenance facility in Dortmund is set to redefine rail infrastructure in Europe. This €400 million investment will house one of the continent's most modern and en...
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