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The longest railway tunnel in Nordics handed over
- Nov, 17, 2022
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- Norway, Oslo
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The 20km long Blix tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Scandinavia and the first Norwegian railway tunnel with two separate tunnel tubes. It has been completed by joint venture Acciona Ghella (AG...
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An underground structure built entirely by robots
- Oct, 19, 2022
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- United Kingdom, Basingstoke
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A British technology company, hyperTunnel, innovating underground construction, has revealed the world’s first entirely robot-constructed underground structure, built at its R&D facility in the N...
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Mega dam: Kenya, UK agree deal for Sh425 billion
- Nov, 08, 2022
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- Kenya, Kitui
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A new multipurpose dam to be built in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties will cost Sh425 billion following a deal by President William Ruto and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday. The building o...
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Bentley Systems Announces Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Powered by iTwin
ProjectWise Leads Advancement to Data-centric Digital Delivery and Digital Twin Opportunities At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure...
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Bentley Systems Launches iTwin Experience, iTwin Capture, and iTwin IoT to Extend iTwin Platform
iTwin to Empower Bentley Infrastructure Cloud and Advance Bentley’s Engineering Applications At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure...
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Floods and landslides in Colombia: 15.000 people affected, hundreds of homes damaged
- Oct, 31, 2022
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- Colombia
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Floods caused material damages in Puerto Colombia, Atlántico Department from 23 October where 35 homes were destroyed, 274 damaged and 1,545 residents affected or displaced. Heavy rain caused streams...
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Earn Credentials in Sustainable Waterfront Design
- Nov, 01, 2022
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You are invited to earn your WEDG Associate credential. An urban planner in Singapore, a chief sustainability officer in San Diego, port engineers in Miami, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and real estat...
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Rocscience | Why Our Assumptions are Important
by Dr. Reginald Hammah Some of us may have encountered a well-known anecdote about the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and an aviation engineering test. The FAA developed a device for testin...
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Floods and landslides in Philippines: at least 45 fatalities
- Oct, 29, 2022
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- Philippines
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Philippines has significantly revised down the death toll from a tropical storm ravaging the country, saying only 45 people have been killed. The civil defence office had earlier reported 72 dead...
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Maharashtra's longest road tunnel to be completed soon
- Oct, 17, 2022
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- India
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Maharashtra's longest road tunnel between Igatpuri and Kasara is nearing completion. It is built as part of the Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE), also known as Samruddhi Mahamarg....
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