Civil and Structural Everything in this wonderful world of ours just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Civil and structural engineering helps shape todays world. Whether it's towering skyscrapers or bridges spanning unfathomable distances, if it's newsworthy you'll no doubt see it here.
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Manazil Steel Framing Factory has signed a Dh7.6 million deal to produce and install light steel framing for the capital's Naser Alnwais development.
Manazil is the UAE partner of Canada-based Genesis Worldwide. Managing Director Ali Muhsin told Emirates Business the contract was the second the company had won since linking up with Genesis. |
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Tuesday 24 June, 2008 09:14 PM |
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“The problem is the building codes. They’re standing in the way of green building, and forcing us to build standardized structures that are bad for the environment.”
Like many half truths, this familiar lament of people who want to “build green” is based on some real obstacles to green building, but also on some fundamental misunderstandings of what building codes do and don’t allow. |
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Wednesday 11 June, 2008 03:01 PM |
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Dubai World’s leading facilities management strategic solutions provider, Imdaad, signed a 10-year agreement with Civil Engineering Department, the building and construction licensing arm of the Trakhees - Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation. |
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Tuesday 10 June, 2008 07:04 PM |
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LAHORE: An old Hindu temple of historical significance situated in the east of Thokar Niaz Beg, called the Bhadhar Kali Mandar , is facing decay and destruction.
The exact date of the construction of this mandar has not been deciphered but according to the founder of Punjabi research institute, Khojgarh, Mr Iqbal Kaisar it has to be around 2000 years old. The temple has one central building, with a huge pool in the center of the main complex. The walls of the mandar had beautiful frescoes, some of which have managed to survive over the years. The stone pool was fed by 12 wells through an indigenous drainage system.
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Tuesday 10 June, 2008 01:51 PM |
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The Chicago Spire, the most significant residential development in the world, is emerging on a site near the intersection of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Deep foundation work is proceeding on this spectacular 2,000-foot twisting tower that will dramatically change the Windy City's skyline.
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Tuesday 10 June, 2008 03:45 AM |
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With new bridge-building materials , industrial production methods, and an efficient construction process, it will be possible to start using a bridge only two weeks after construction starts on the site. This is shown in a new dissertation from Chalmers University of Technology. |
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Saturday 7 June, 2008 10:31 AM |
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The historic urge to view Kew Gardens from a great height has found its ultimate expression in a new Treetop Walkway
In 1761, work began on the construction of William Chambers’ Chinese Pagoda at Kew — a 10-storey structure built as a surprise present for Princess Augusta, mother of George III.
As it rose towards its ultimate height of 50m, it was observed by Horace Walpole from his house at Strawberry Hill on the far side of the Thames. “We begin to perceive the tower of Kew from Montpelier Road,” he wrote to a friend. “In a fortnight you will be able to see it in Yorkshire.” |
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Saturday 7 June, 2008 02:30 AM |
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- Engineers from Purdue and Notre Dame universities are working with Indiana startup EmNet LLC on a wireless sensor network for the city of South Bend to prevent raw sewage from overflowing into waterways, especially from surging runoff during storms.
The system will use a citywide network of 105 manhole-mounted sensors and "smart valves" to automatically hold back the flow of rainwater and sewage in existing sewer system pipes and retention basins until the storm has passed.
"To our knowledge, this monitoring system will be the first of its kind in the world because it will be the largest wireless sensor network in a permanent, industrial setting," said Luis Montestruque, CEO of EmNet, founded in 2004 and located in Granger, Ind.
The system, called CSOnet, consists of numerous computer chips that communicate with each other over a wireless radio network. These microcomputers are embedded in the city sewer system and are connected to flow sensors, pressure sensors and valves in a network that works in a cooperative manner to control storm runoff, Montestruque said. |
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Friday 6 June, 2008 07:59 AM |
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Construction work on one of South Korea's biggest infrastructure links is in full swing, with substructure erection of the two main bridges under way and the first units of the immersed tube tunnel in place. Don Fraser reports on progress so far
When the new link from the Korean mainland to the island of Geoje opens in December 2010, the journey time between them will be slashed by two hours. The 8.2km-long transport connection will provide a four-lane highway link from Busan, South Korea’s second largest city, to the island of Geoje, home to two of the world’s largest shipyards. Two cable-stayed bridges and an immersed tunnel will take vehicles on an island-hopping route across water depths of up to 40m, at a site exposed to severe open sea conditions from the Pacific Ocean (Bd&e issue no 43). The US$2.5 billion fixed link is being built by GK Corporation, a seven-contractor consortium led by Daewoo Engineering & Construction. A joint-venture of Halcrow and TEC is providing technical consulting services to Daewoo E&C, in a design team led by Cowi. |
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Saturday 31 May, 2008 11:07 AM |
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About one mile out from the shore of the Chesapeake Bay stands the nation's last operational screw-pile foundation lighthouse in its original location — Maryland's Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse. The 43-foot-tall lighthouse has withstood the most tremendous weather conditions of the Bay and South River since 1875. Located about four miles from Annapolis, Md., the lighthouse is a beacon of safety for vessels traveling the bay. It was constructed offshore to alert watercraft operators of the dangerous shoal near the coastline to the west. The Victorian cottage-style lighthouse, nested atop a hexagonal foundation, has also served as a weather center for many boats that have serviced the Chesapeake Bay waterways. Before 1986, when it became fully automated, Maryland's Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse was the last of its kind to operate manually. The significance of this lighthouse is so great that it was awarded National Historic Landmark status in 1999. |
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Wednesday 28 May, 2008 03:27 PM |
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Raleigh/Durham, NC- SSOE, Inc. one of the nation’s largest architecture and engineering firms , announced that they will be providing design services for BMW’s new 1.2 million SF assembly plant. SSOE will provide the detail architectural and all civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and fire protection engineering services. In an announcement on Monday March 10, BMW confirmed the expansion of the Spartanburg North Assembly Building, keeping in line with their plans to increase production capacity at its US operation from 160,000 to 240,000 automobiles annually by 2012. This expansion will allow BMW to increase their output and add 500 new jobs. Once completed, BMW will have invested $4.2 billion into its South Carolina operations since the production site opened in 1994. |
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Tuesday 27 May, 2008 10:32 PM |
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Alexander Lukashenko believes it is necessary to pay priority attention to the development of the Belarusian civil engineering industry. While visiting Shklov’s industrial companies on May 16, the President stressed, a construction spree is observed in the world at present and Belarus should use it.
Investments should be channelled into civil engineering on a priority basis, said the head of state.
Alexander Lukashenko underscored, all projects should be finished according to the plans within the present five-year term.
While in Shklov the head of state visited the new timber processing enterprise, which is part of the newsprint mill company, where wooden houses and laminated forest products are made using modern technologies. Its production capacity makes 250 wooden houses, 15,000 cubic metres of multilayer laminated veneer lumber and beams, 23,650 cubic metres of planed timber annually. The facility uses the latest European equipment bought in France, Austria, and Lithuania. |
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Tuesday 20 May, 2008 01:29 AM |
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CHICAGO - The boat glides under the Michigan Avenue bridge and heads into the heart of the city, as the shimmering white Wrigley Building and neo-Gothic Tribune Tower rise to the north.
It passes the corncoblike Marina Towers, the sprawling Merchandise Mart and glass-and-steel skyscrapers - a tapestry of new and old that draws architecture enthusiasts from around the world to the city that famed architect Daniel Burnham once called his ''Paris on the Prairie.''
''I knew I was going to be coming to Chicago and the one thing that I wanted to do was the river cruise,'' said Kristen Moore, 35, of Phoenix, snapping photos on the tour, sponsored by the nonprofit Chicago Architecture Foundation. |
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Monday 19 May, 2008 01:42 PM |
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Wrenching scenes of survivors being dug out of collapsed schools and apartments after this week's earthquake in central China suggest widespread disregard for building codes in the rapidly urbanizing region, observers said Wednesday.
"There are lessons to be learned from this, and I think the main lesson is that codes need to be followed," said Reginald DesRoches, a civil engineering professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Although widespread damage from Monday's magnitude-7.9 earthquake was "not terribly surprising," cities like Beijing and Shanghai -- where construction is more closely regulated -- would likely have fared better than the cities of Sichuan province, where the quake's epicenter was, DesRoches said. |
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Friday 16 May, 2008 03:36 PM |
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Experts on earthquake engineering and simulation will meet at the Sacramento Convention Center May 18-22 for the fourth decennial Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics conference, organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Conference topics will address how soils and the structures built on them behave during earthquakes, and how dams, levees, bridges, tunnels and other structures can be engineered to withstand earthquake damage. Sessions will range from basic research to specific case histories and new technologies for preventing earthquake damage. |
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Thursday 15 May, 2008 09:21 PM |
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Upgrading of bridges on an historic cog railway in Greece is due to be completed by the end of the year. Sotiris Raptopoulos reports on an unusual and challenging project
Refurbishment of a tourist railway in the Kalavrita valley has required engineers in Greece to come up with some imaginative solutions. Narrow and restricted access, steep slopes and historic structures made the contract, to replace bridge bearings and improve the seismic response of the structures on the line, particularly challenging.
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Friday 9 May, 2008 11:01 PM |
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A recent story in The New York Times alerted me again to the problems we engineers face when called upon to inspect and be responsible for all the possible safety ramifications of our work. This headline caught my eye: "Engineer faces perjury charge after fatal Bronx fire."
The possible charges are the result of an engineer's (alleged) failure to fully (the key word) inspect a construction site, which might have caused the death of two firefighters. They were fighting a fire at a discount store when rotting support columns gave way under them, the floor collapsed, and the two men were subsequently trapped and perished. Others were also injured.
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Thursday 8 May, 2008 07:07 PM |
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Hurricanes often lift the roofs off buildings and expose them to havoc and damaging conditions, even after the worst of the wind has passed. A local roofer, Virginia Tech faculty members from architecture and engineering, and a graduate student have devised an inexpensive vent that can reduce roof uplift on buildings during high winds, even a hurricane.
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Thursday 8 May, 2008 07:40 AM |
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Soaring food and fuel prices will make current planning model obsolete, architect says
METRO VANCOUVER - Sky-high fuel and food prices will eventually make Metro Vancouver's current planning model of suburban communities linked by gas-guzzling highways economically obsolete.
So says Vancouver architect Richard Balfour who believes the region's future should resemble Switzerland rather than Los Angeles
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Wednesday 7 May, 2008 10:35 AM |
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When my grandchildren turn 13, I take them on a trip of their choosing. The trip must be in North America and have some educational value. This time around, I spent the better part of three weeks in the American southwest with grandson Quinlan Vannatter.
The Hoover Dam was one of the best stops on our trip. If you're in Las Vegas, this huge dam and Lake Mead are only 30 miles away and worth a day trip. Designated a national historic landmark and rated as one of the seven modern civil engineering wonders by the American Society of Civil Engineers, it's no wonder that millions of people visit the site every year.
We rounded a turn in the highway and pulled into a parking lot overlooking the dam and the visitor centre. Other parking lots sprawled farther down. Quinlan was out of the car and running his video camera immediately. He wanted to walk the rest of the way but instead, we drove across the dam and parked inside a garage next to the visitor centre for $7. That was a deal when I considered the long hike back up hill under a blazing desert sun.
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Tuesday 6 May, 2008 03:00 PM |
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RESTON, VA,- When it opened in 1961, the original Woodrow Wilson Bridge was designed to accommodate 75,000 trips per day. By the end of its life it was carrying nearly 200,000 trips and was classified as functionally obsolete. The new Woodrow Wilson Bridge project replaced nearly 12 percent of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495/95) and created four new interchanges, resolving one of the worst bottlenecks on the East Coast while at the same time implementing numerous projects and programs to protect the local environment. In recognition of the project's success, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project has been honored with the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) 2008 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award.
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Tuesday 6 May, 2008 10:02 AM |
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