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A look into Poland’s new €8 billion airport
- Dec, 01, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil General Construction Construction Management Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Poland, Warsaw
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Poland is moving steadily towards starting construction of its new €8 billion Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) airport, or Central Communication Port in English. The airport is scheduled to be loc...
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New York’s first offshore wind turbine installed at South Fork
- Nov, 20, 2023
- Sustainable Development Wind Engineering Green Infrastructure General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
It was announced on Monday, November 20, that New York’s first offshore wind turbine had been successfully installed at the South Fork Wind Farm. Furthermore, the announcement came from New York Sta...
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PituRooms: The world’s narrowest hotel is nine feet wide
- Nov, 20, 2023
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Caisson Foundations Deep Foundations Other News News On Projects / Industry
- Indonesia, Salatiga
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
What has been dubbed as the world's skinniest hotel was inaugurated in December 2022, at the city of Salatiga, Indonesia. Furthermore, the creator of this hotel is an architect who was raised in Sal...
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China’s Sanya Cultural District competition winning design visualized
- Sep, 28, 2023
- Visualization General Civil General Construction Sustainable Development Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China, Sanya
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The competition for the new Cultural District in the Chinese city of Sanya was completed in late September and resulted in a winning design by Zaha Hadid Architects, which resembles floating over...
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Largest offshore wind farm in the US gains federal approval
- Oct, 31, 2023
- Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Energy Geotechnics Energy Engineering Offshore Geotechnics General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Data Management News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Virginia
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
On Tuesday, October 31, the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW) gained a Record of Decision by the Bureau of Ocean Energy (BOEM), bringing it one step closer to final approval. In a...
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China’s futuristic Chengdu Science Fiction Museum opens by hosting Worldcon
- Oct, 18, 2023
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Construction Management News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China, Chengdu
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The Chengdu Science Fiction Museum is a futuristic building in Chengdu, China, which opened to host the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) on the 18th of October. Chengdu is the capital of...
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Cambodia’s brand new Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport opens
- Oct, 16, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Cambodia, Krong Siem Reap
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport is Cambodia’s biggest and newest airport after its first phase opened on October the 16th. The airport is located in the country’s northwest Siem Reap province...
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The leaning tower of Bologna closes amid settlement concerns
- Oct, 26, 2023
- Settlements Instrumentation Foundation Design / Construction Stabilization Grouting Ground Improvement Other Geotechnical
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Bologna’s leaning 48-meter tall Garisenda Tower was closed during the weekend, after worrying movement was monitored by scientists of the University of Bologna. The Garisenda tower is part of the ci...
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Landslide disrupts Metro-North and Amtrak rail services in Westchester County of New York
- Oct, 24, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical Transportation Geotechnics Railway Geotechnics
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide took place in Westchester County, New York, early on Saturday, October 21st, and caused disruptions to Metro-North and Amtrack rail services over the weekend, blocking four nearby tracks....
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Coal train hits landslide in New Zealand and gets partially derailed
- Oct, 20, 2023
- Landslides Rock Mechanics Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Transportation Geotechnics Railway Geotechnics
- New Zealand
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A coal train got partially derailed after it hit a landslide in New Zealand’s Buller Gorge during the early hours of Monday, the 16th of October. Buller Gorge is located in the northern part of Sout...
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