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Effective Highwall Stabilisation and Development in Former Quarry Sites

Plant & Civil Engineer

Roger Bullivant Limited (RBL) is applying innovative ground engineering techniques to tackle the complex challenges posed by former quarry sites, where highwalls and backfilled ground create significant geotechnical variability that sometimes cannot be foreseen.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Housing/Residential

Civil + Structural Engineer

It was developed as a public-private partnership between the University of Hawaii, the University of Hawaii Foundation and developer Hunt Companies. Instead of demolishing it and building new, repurposing the original structure provided environmental benefits to the local community including less pollution and disturbance of the site.

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Waterproofing Membrane Supports Redevelopment Growth in the United States

GCP Applied Technologies

developers are finding it difficult to locate unspoiled sites to build on. Often these are abandoned industrial sites such as steel mills or refineries, which are referred to in some regions as brownfields. However, many sites are viable for building, if properly remediated.

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$80.5M Queens Borough Hall Garage: NYC’s First Design-Build

CCR Magazine

The design-build delivery method is a process in which the client contracts an entire team of contractor, architect, and engineers to deliver both the design and construction under one contract. Thornton Tomasetti served as structural engineer, parking designer, and sustainability and Parksmart consultant.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

The season of celebration and joyous reunion will soon be upon us, and Civil+Structural Engineer Magazine is proud to kickstart the season of celebration by announcing our 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement.

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A new risk landscape is reshaping owner-contractor relationships

Civil + Structural Engineer

We have seen projects where owners, contractors, and designers jointly value-engineer designs to mitigate risks finding cost-effective, readily available material substitutes that alleviate supply chain woes to on-site design changes that reduce labor costs. Construction 4.0

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16 Types of Building Components | How a Building Is Constructed | 19 Different Types of Building Construction Phases

CivilJungle

Under every house is a foundation , and under most footing is Bedding for Footing. Also, Read: Difference Between Footing and Foundation | What is Footing and Foundation. #2. Generally, the plinth is built slightly well above the ground floor sometime after the foundation. Next the foundation goes in.