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Smarter Cities Start with Better Maps: Geospatial Tech and Sustainability
- May, 01, 2025
- Sustainable Development Lidar Visualization Green Infrastructure News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
As urban populations grow and the climate crisis intensifies, civil engineers and urban planners are under immense pressure to design infrastructure that is resilient, efficient, and sustainable. One...
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Elland Road Elevated: Leeds United's Stadium for the Future
- Apr, 29, 2025
- General Civil General Construction Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, Leeds
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a landmark moment for both fans and the civil engineering community, Leeds United Football Club has unveiled detailed plans for the most significant redevelopment in Elland Road’s 100-year history...
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How Engineers Delivered the UK’s Heaviest Bridge Slide Ahead of Schedule
- May, 01, 2025
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridges News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Alabama, Birmingham
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire has reopened—30 hours earlier than planned—following the successful completion of a record-breaking bridge slide. Over an 18-day full road closure, engineers...
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Safer, Smarter, Cleaner: The Rise of Thorium Reactors - China shows the way ahead
- Apr, 30, 2025
- Energy Engineering Geo-Energy General Civil General Construction Construction Management Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the heart of China’s Gobi Desert, a quiet revolution in nuclear energy is unfolding. Scientists at the Wuwei experimental facility in Gansu Province have achieved a remarkable breakthrough: the su...
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China’s Tallest Abandoned Skyscraper Gets a Restart
- May, 05, 2025
- Structural Design General Construction Construction Management News On Projects / Industry
- China, Tianjin
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the world of civil engineering and urban development, skyscrapers often stand as monuments to ambition, power, and progress. Yet in China’s northern port city of Tianjin, the 597-meter Goldin Fina...
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Quiet Power: How HS2 Combats Sonic Booms with Precision Engineering
- Apr, 30, 2025
- Tunneling Railway Geotechnics General Construction Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
High-speed rail systems face a peculiar challenge when trains enter tunnels at extreme velocities—what’s known as a "sonic boom" or more precisely, micro-pressure waves. As trains force air ahead of...
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Second Life for Steel: The Rise of Circular Bridges
- Apr, 27, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Management Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry
- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A shift is underway in civil engineering as reuse—not just recycling—of steel becomes a cornerstone in sustainable infrastructure. A recent UK report, Steel Reuse in Bridges by Expedition Engineering...
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Cementing Green Change: North Wales to Host First CCS Cement Facility
- Apr, 25, 2025
- Concrete Structures Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The UK has taken a major leap toward industrial decarbonisation with the approval of its first carbon capture-enabled cement plant. Heidelberg Materials has secured planning permission to integrate a...
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A New Icon of Infrastructure is Set to Open Soon: Inside China’s Tallest Bridge
- Apr, 11, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Sustainable Development Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the heart of China’s mountainous Guizhou province, a new icon of civil engineering is preparing to make its debut: the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge. Rising a staggering 625 meters above the Beipan...
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London’s Underground Hero: TBM Caroline Finishes Tunnel Stretch
- Apr, 10, 2025
- Tunneling Sustainable Development General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
London just witnessed another major milestone beneath its streets—TBM Caroline has completed a 5-mile underground journey, marking the second successful tunnel breakthrough this year for the HS2 proj...
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