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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Most builders and architect of sustainable design can only dream of a net zero energy building, meaning a structure with zero energy consumption. French architecture firm Arte Charpentier, in collaboration with Elithis Engineering, has reached this goal and more with the Elithis Tower, the first energy positive office building in Dijon, France, reports Ariel Schwartz at Inhabitat. The building also produces six times fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional office buildings.
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Tuesday 13 October, 2009 05:06 PM |
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H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, has recently received a visiting delegationfrom the British Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The delegation was headed by Mrs Jean Venables, President of ICE, and included Mr. Tim Askew, and Managing Director of WS Atkins ME&I, Mr Crighton (ICE UK), in addition to ICE UAE Event Organizing Team comprising of Alaa Albanaa, Bob Eves, and Mark Jamieson.
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Sunday 11 October, 2009 03:02 PM |
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As the Burj Dubai finally looks set to open its doors, Nichola Jones looks at what the public can expect to find when they step inside
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Sunday 11 October, 2009 01:00 PM |
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The UAE real estate market might be struggling through a severe contraction, but building green is still high on the agenda for those looking to save the big bucks.
As developers replace project launches with cost-cutting programmes, have environmental issues gone out the window? Industry players say no, claiming that going green is increasingly becoming a cost-saving measure. |
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Saturday 10 October, 2009 10:47 AM |
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They strike at very regular intervals across susceptible areas of the globe. Natures awesome force.It's difficult to envisage a way to control or prevent a Tsunami. They have been a way of life (and death) for centuries. So how do we cope with a Tsunami. |
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Thursday 8 October, 2009 08:31 AM |
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Because people would be looking through the glass to watch the event below, glass selection was critical. Blankenship had previously worked with glazing consultant Hank Chamberlain with Allied Glass Experts in Kansas City, Kan., on the skyboxes at Neyland Stadium, the University of Tennessee’s football stadium, and his past recommendation seemed on target.
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Wednesday 7 October, 2009 10:28 PM |
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The Dallas Cowboys' practice facility collapsed last May in winds it should have been able to withstand, according to a draft report released Tuesday by a federal agency that investigated the accident that injured a dozen people. |
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Wednesday 7 October, 2009 08:19 AM |
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Dubaicity Guide reported that exterior cladding for Burj Dubai is now complete. The tower has accomplished a world record for the highest installation of an aluminium and glass façade.
The total weight of aluminium used on Burj Dubai is equivalent to that of five A380 aircraft and the total length of stainless steel bull nose fins is 293 times the height of Eiffel Tower in Paris. |
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Wednesday 7 October, 2009 03:49 AM |
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The most sustainable model for human habitation , in every sense, is the city. But how can we achieve the sustainable city from where we are now?
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Tuesday 6 October, 2009 12:54 AM |
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An architectural and engineering marvel , the new $1.3 billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas is the largest NFL Stadium in the world. The 2.3 million square-foot stadium has an approximate capacity of 80,000 and the flexibility to accommodate up to 100,000 fans for special events, including Superbowl XLV in 2011. The stadium features signature monumental arches, an expansive retractable roof, glass retractable end zone doors, and the world’s largest center-hung video screen. But perhaps the stadium’s grandeur is best exemplified by the venue’s stunning glass skin, the dominant visual feature of the stadium. Sloping outward at a 14-degree angle and soaring 86-feet-high, the massive curtain wall is sure to capture the attention of approaching visitors.
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Friday 2 October, 2009 02:38 PM |
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It’s strong enough to carry automobiles, trucks, and even freight trains. Now, a Rutgers-developed “lumber” made from recycled plastic is bearing its toughest load ever – a 70-ton Army tank.
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Thursday 1 October, 2009 06:01 PM |
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Balfour Beatty looks set to cement its dominance in the UK construction market, as it gains the capability to offer a "top-to-bottom" service to major clients, following the £380m acquisition of Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB).
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Wednesday 23 September, 2009 04:57 PM |
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The engineering and construction challenges are complicated and many for the designers, builders and owners of the new $50-million Peel Region Hanlan transfer pumping station now being constructed on an existing transfer facility on the northeast corner of Britannia and Tomken roads in Mississauga. |
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Wednesday 23 September, 2009 12:13 AM |
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Arup’s dramatic new bridge spanning railway lines and linking The University of Pennsylvania with its sports recreation grounds is creating a buzz throughout the industry.
Employing a structural theory never before used in bridge design, a close weave of steel girders is actually a massive double helix that coils over the railway lines. |
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Friday 18 September, 2009 09:50 AM |
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“The quietest building in the world” , the £11M centre is intended for tests that require virtually zero vibrations and air movements.
Built by Wilmott Dixon Construction, the building’s curved Portuguese limestone frontage displays a sequence of numbers first created in 1202 by Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci. |
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Tuesday 8 September, 2009 03:56 PM |
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Dubai: Construction of the 618-metre-tall Pentominium tower - one of the world's tallest man-made structures - in Dubai Marina will not only boost investor confidence, but also help Dubai reinforce its position as the city with one of the largest collections of skyscapers.
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Sunday 6 September, 2009 11:56 AM |
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Weather conditions such as wind and snow loads can cause failure and collapse of supporting structures in roofs and similar constructions. Based on new hybrid intelligent construction elements (HICE), researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a shell structure which is able to adapt to changing environmental conditions. In a further step, the scientists will now use their knowledge to develop machines from these new structural elements which will also be able to react to their environments and adapt to given conditions. According to experts, this development may eventually lead to a significant acceleration of entire construction processes in mechanical, electrical and control engineering.
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Thursday 3 September, 2009 01:59 PM |
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A new earthquake-resistant structural system for buildings, just successfully tested in Japan, will not only help a multi-story building hold itself together during a violent earthquake, but also return it to standing up straight on its foundation afterward, true and plumb, with damage confined to a few easily replaceable parts.
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Wednesday 2 September, 2009 12:02 PM |
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Engineers tested the seismic response of a 1920s-era masonry building at the UC San Diego Englekirk Structural Engineering Center.
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Wednesday 26 August, 2009 10:44 AM |
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Through the use of affordable construction materials and a streamlined design approach, the design team of Western Washington University’s new Academic Instructional Center in Bellingham has been able to deliver a building with a level of detail not typically found in academic projects. |
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Thursday 20 August, 2009 02:01 PM |
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Looking like gigantic sugar cubes , geofoam or EPS (expanded polystyrene) blocks are becoming a trend on large-scale bridge or highway projects in B.C. and Alberta.
It’s use has grown as contractors work to bring in projects on time and on budget.
EPS is being used or has been used on the new Pitt River Bridge, the Golden Ears Bridge, the Coast Meridian Overpass, the new W. R. Bennett Bridge in B.C. and the Anthony Henday Drive Ring Road as well as the upcoming Spirit River road project in Alberta. |
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Tuesday 18 August, 2009 04:13 PM |
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