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US allocates $350 million funding for wildlife crossing pilot program
- Apr, 04, 2023
- Bridge Design Bridges Other Structural Green Infrastructure Environmental Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The US announced $350 million in funding for a pilot program, which will be dedicated to wildlife crossings. It has been shown by studies that more than 350 million vertebrate animals and about 20...
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The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore grid connection deemed "grid ready"
- Mar, 31, 2023
- Energy Engineering Offshore Geotechnics Green Infrastructure Wind Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Netherlands
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm is located 18.5 km offshore the town of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands. The 69-turbine farm is scheduled to be operational in 2023 and has an installed capacity...
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Passenger train derailed in the Netherlands after collision with construction crane
- Apr, 04, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Construction Management General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Netherlands, Voorschoten
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A passenger train collided with a crane near Voorschoten, the Netherlands, around 3.25 a.m. in the early morning of Tuesday. The authorities reported that the train was carrying at least 50 people...
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Freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught on fire in Raymond, Minnesota
- Mar, 30, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Contaminant Transport Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters General Civil
- United States, Minnesota, Raymond
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A freight train derailed and caught on fire in the early hours of Thursday in Raymond, Minnesota. Furthermore, the incident took place around 1 a.m. local time and caused the town’s residents to be e...
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An EF4 rated tornado hit Mississippi, U.S.A.
- Mar, 24, 2023
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- United States, Mississippi
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A devastating tornado hit the state of Mississippi during the night hours of Friday, March 24. The tornado received an EF4 rating, which has top wind gusts ranging between 265km/h and 320 km/h, ac...
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Freight train derailed in Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Mar, 23, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Massachusetts, Ayer
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A freight train was derailed in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 23. More specifically, the derailment involved at least five of the train’s cars, which were reportedly carrying 10 container...
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Full electrification of India’s Odisha railway network achieved
- Mar, 22, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil Energy Engineering General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- India
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Indian Railways’ network in the state of Odisha has been 100% electrified. The Odisha broad gauge railway network is a 2,822km route and its electrification falls under Indian Railways’ plan to meet...
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Project Erebus: Wales’ first floating windfarm grants consent
- Mar, 13, 2023
- Wind Engineering Other Structural Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Other Geotechnical Energy Engineering General Civil General Construction Hydraulic Engineering News On Projects / Industry Other News News On Products & Services
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The first floating windfarm in Wales was granted consent from the Welsh government on March 13. Project Erebus will be located 40km offshore Pembrokeshire in West Wales and will initially consist...
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ADONIS: A Free Finite Element Software for Geo-Engineers
- Mar, 21, 2023
- General Finite Element Programs Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Tunneling Other Geotechnical Mining Soil Mechanics Visualization General Civil General Civil General Civil
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
ADONIS is a Free Finite Element Software for Geo-Engineers. It is an easy-to-use tool for modelling and computational simulation of geotechnical problems, including linear and nonlinear analysis me...
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Mont Blanc Tunnel to be closed for 3 months due to maintenance and renovation work
- Mar, 20, 2023
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Other Structural Other Geotechnical General Civil Transportation Engineering Transportation Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Mont Blanc
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is scheduled to be closed for about 3 months, from September 4 until December 18 ,2023, due to maintenance and renovation work. The same period of closure is also scheduled for...
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