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A Visit to the Cairo Monorail

Civil + Structural Engineer

After reporting on the Cairo Monorail’s progress over the last several years, Civil+Structural Engineer Media recently had the opportunity to visit the project and experience firsthand the progress being made on this transformational transportation project. Largest span on the EoN line under construction.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Transportation & Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System. Construction Management Co.:

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LSU Civil Engineering Professor Aims to Create Offshore Energy Infrastructures That Resist Hurricanes, Aging

Civil + Structural Engineer

Southern coastal cities, they first pass over oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, testing their structural integrity. While the rigs are built to withstand the elements, some storms are just too strong for the aging platforms and pipelines, destroying the structures and taking workers’ lives with them. oil supply compromised.

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L.A.’s New Sixth Street Viaduct Project Named Year’s Most Outstanding Engineering Triumph

Civil + Structural Engineer

The structure re-establishes a critical thoroughfare between L.A.’s Each arch is supported by an innovative seismic isolation system designed to withstand a 1,000-year seismic event. Hosted by noted comedian Ross Shafer, Tuesday night’s EEA Gala honored 179 outstanding engineering achievements from the U.S. and worldwide.

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Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns?

GCP Applied Technologies

Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:37. August 26, 2020. While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums. Integrated systems. Structural Solutions.

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Swedish Bridge Collapse Overcome with Specialist Salvage and Construction Technique

Civil + Structural Engineer

When an incident occurred for a Finnish construction company during a bridge launch in Umeå, Sweden, in September 2020, experts from Mammoet were called in to save the bridge and help carry out its construction safely. This helped the construction company to avoid pulling down the bridge, and to salvage most of its original structure.

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Concept Homes to Promote the Wellness that People Want from Their Homes

The Pro Builder

In 2020, Slavik-Tsuyuki—along with consumer strategist Belinda Sward of Strategic Solutions Alliance and architect Nancy Keenan, president of DAHLIN —launched the America at Home Study to uncover people’s behaviors, attitudes, and values around home and community as a result of living and working from home during the pandemic.