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Processed spent coffee grounds can enhance concrete strength
- Nov, 20, 2023
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- Australia, Melbourne
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have recently published a paper which shows that the addition of processed spent coffee grounds to a concrete mix can significantly i...
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GeoStabilization International Boosts Productivity, Efficiency and Safety In Railway Repair
EIN Presswire Sep 28, 2023, 1:03 PM ET Enhancements to the RailJET Subgrade Stabilization System minimize repair and maintenance downtime, keeping trains on schedule. COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, UNITED...
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Potentially world’s largest known lithium deposit discovered in the US
- Aug, 30, 2023
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- United States, Nevada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new study published on August 30, suggests that the world's largest lithium reserve could be located in the McDermitt caldera, inside an extinct volcano, between Nevada and Oregon in the US. Lithi...
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UN warns on the effects of sand dredging to the ocean floor and marine life
- Sep, 05, 2023
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- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned on Tuesday about the impact that sand dredging has on the ocean floor and marine life. Furthermore, UNEP’s Centre for Analytics, GRID-Geneva, has developed...
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MIT engineers create energy-storing cement mixture
- Jul, 31, 2023
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- United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A paper was published on the last day of July, by a team of MIT researchers, regarding the creation of a cement and carbon black based material which acts as a supercapacitor while being structurally...
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World’s largest wind turbine connected to the Chinese power grid
- Jul, 20, 2023
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- China, Fuzhou
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The world’s first 16MW wind turbine has been connected to the Chinese power grid, from the Pingtan offshore wind farm. The park’s developer had announced, back on June 28, that installation work had...
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Largest 3D printed building in Europe constructed in Heidelberg, Germany
- Jul, 31, 2023
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- Germany, Heidelberg
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Construction of Europe’s largest 3D printed building in Heidelberg, Germany started on March 31 and is expected to end in late July. The building is 55 meters long, 11 meters wide and 9 meters high,...
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North America’s largest biochar plant to be constructed in Canada
- Jul, 05, 2023
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- Canada, Port-Cartier
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
North America’s largest biochar production plant is set to be constructed in Port-Cartier, Quebec, Canada. Furthermore, the project will be realized by a Canadian-French consortium, and its first ph...
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Part of the highest cable car in Europe opens connecting Italy and Switzerland
- Jul, 01, 2023
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- Matterhorn
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Europe’s highest cable car, Matterhorn Glacier Ride II, is now connecting the Swiss Matterhorn Glacier Paradise mountain station and the Italian Testa Grigia at 3,883 and 3,480 meter altitudes respec...
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New Delhi’s prototype air purification towers
- Jun, 22, 2023
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- India, New Delhi
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
New Delhi’s prototype air purification tower has been put to test since last summer in Sunder Nursery Park. Furthermore, the structure’s form is comprised of triangular elements, which rotate as the...
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