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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

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Other key parties involved in the recovery are the Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard. The reverse engineering effort involves engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navy Supervisor of Salvage, MDOT, private firms and the U.S. The details of the structure are explained here. Coast Guard.

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Rice University by SOM new engineering and science building opens

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O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is now open. ” The design activates the adjacent Engineering Quad and extends the vitality of campus into the building, where a five-story central atrium creates a hub of activity, connecting to seminar rooms, break areas, and informal gathering spaces. Source by SOM.

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Engineered Wood Sprouts Solutions for Supermarket Chain

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Engineered Wood Sprouts Solutions for Supermarket Chain 1 kcichowicz Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:31 Switching from a steel roof system to an engineered wood one helped a Sprouts Farmers Market design team solve supply chain challenges and lower the location’s carbon footprint. Engineer Mo Kateeb, principal of A.V.

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New tool helps developers, contractors identify geographic risk for construction

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Developers and contractors entering new markets that are looking to mitigate their projects’ risk now have available an interactive tool that not only allows them to access real-time updates pertaining to the risk climate of municipalities across the U.S.,

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MAD unveils sunken Train Station in the Forest in Jiaxing

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The revamp of the 354,000-square-metre station is MAD 's first station and the studio hopes it will "redefine transportation infrastructure buildings in China". Chinese architecture studio MAD has rebuilt a historic station and created an underground terminal at the central train station in Jiaxing, China.

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Grimshaw unveils "sculptural" Sydney office skyscraper

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Project credits: Architect: Grimshaw Contractor: Watpac Besix Structural engineer: WSP Services engineer: Waterman Hydraulic engineer: Arup Facade engineer: Arup Vertical transport engineer: Arup Planning consultant: Urbis The post Grimshaw unveils "sculptural" Sydney office skyscraper appeared first on Dezeen.

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IJboulevard is an underwater bike park in Amsterdam

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Three prefabricated hollow elements were transported to the site by river and placed onto 72 concrete piles to form the internal spaces and the boulevard above. The project also involved the creation of a boulevard IJboulevard has been shortlisted in the infrastructure and transport project category of the Dezeen Awards.