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An assessment of the Chernobyl disaster 38 years after it happened
- Apr, 26, 1986
- Forensics Other Geotechnical General Civil General Construction Environmental Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ukraine, Pryp'yat'
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Saturday, April 26, 1986, 01:23:45 AM local time. A terrifying accident was taking place in the northern Ukraine, in the former USSR. Few people realized it immediately, and even fewer were aware of...
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Taipei 101’s impressive tuned mass damper
- Apr, 03, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Vibration And Damping News On Products & Services Other News
- Taiwan, Taipei
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Taiwan was struck on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, by the most powerful earthquake it has experienced in the last 25 years, but Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, can be seen in video footage...
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Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles: Landslide caused the demolition of a building while two others were affected
- Mar, 13, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Structural Other Geotechnical General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California , Los Angeles
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A landslide occurred in Sherman Oaks, a neighborhood approximately 19km northwest of downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday 13th of March, causing significant damage. Specifically, a house, which was unde...
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New Florence airport terminal to feature vineyard on roof
- Mar, 07, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development Transportation Engineering News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Italy, Florence
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
It was announced in January that Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci airport will get a new international terminal, the design of which features a vineyard on its inclined roof. The vineyard roof is part o...
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Major landslide in eastern Turkey: 9 goldminers are missing
- Feb, 13, 2024
- Mining Landslides Slope Stability General Civil Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Turkey
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Authorities reported that a landslide struck a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday 13th of February, at 14:28 local time (11:28 GMT), resulting in the disappearance of nine miners. Footage from th...
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Aerial footage shows progress made in Saudi Arabia’s “The Line”
- Feb, 08, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
“The Line” is part of Saudi Arabia’s Neom project, and new aerial pictures show the progress made to its construction. Furthermore, The Line is a city structure that will extend in a straight line m...
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$4.7 billion contract awarded for the construction of Neom’s artificial lake
- Jan, 17, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Concrete / Rollercrete Dams News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The contract for the construction of a $4.7 billion artificial lake, part of Saudi Arabia’s Neom project, was recently signed. Furthermore, the 2.8 km long lake is going to be formed by three new dam...
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Construction of 134-story skyscraper proposed in Oklahoma City
- Dec, 14, 2023
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Visualization News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Update: On January the 19th, the developers announced a revised height of 1,907 feet for the planned skyscraper, which would make it the nation's tallest building if constructed. 1907 was chosen to s...
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Finland launches auction for 3 GW offshore wind projects
- Nov, 23, 2023
- Offshore Geotechnics Wind Engineering Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Other Geotechnical Other Structural Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Finland
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The government of Finland adopted, on November 23, a resolution regarding the launch of the tendering process for five offshore wind farm projects, two of which will start immediately. Furthermore,...
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