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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Investment in the construction industry is running at a higher rate now than at anytime since 2000, according to a latest survey by the Construction Products Association. |
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Monday 20 August, 2007 12:44 PM |
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Only a week into the federal investigation of the deadly Interstate–35 bridge collapse , the probe seems to have taken more twists and turns than the mighty Mississippi.
Some of those twists have observers even more confused as to what caused a structural failure when the 1,907–ft–long bridge fell into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour on Aug. 1.
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Wednesday 15 August, 2007 12:47 PM |
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The failings of the Minnesota Bridge , which has so far claimed the lives of five people and injured more that 100, would never happen in the UK, the British Constructional Steel Association has warned.
The news follows the revelation that the collapse of the steel structure was the result of a four-foot long crack in the south truss span. |
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Monday 13 August, 2007 10:01 AM |
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BEIJING -- On July 1, 2007, electricity started to be supplied to the National Stadium, or the "Bird's Nest." |
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Wednesday 8 August, 2007 11:52 AM |
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The Yangtze River, flowing more than 3,900 miles from the mountains of Tibet through fertile plains here in Hubei province and on to the East China Sea, was playing its traditional life-giving role Thursday, feeding the Chinese economy as it has for centuries. |
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Friday 3 August, 2007 11:41 AM |
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The term "skyscraper" was coined in the 1880s, shortly after the first
tall buildings were constructed in the United States -- but the history
of tall buildings dates back hundreds of years. Since the Middle Ages,
engineers have engaged in a battle for the sky.
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Thursday 8 March, 2007 05:24 PM |
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The tallest building in the world is currently being built in Dubai. A unique combination of engineering and style is happening in the tiny desert stae of Dubai. Tiny in size, a giant in vision
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Monday 19 February, 2007 03:08 PM |
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