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The Transcontinental Railroad at 150
The rail line is heralded by historians as perhaps the most significant infrastructure investment ever made to open the American West for rapid settlement and development.
Singapore to consider building giant floating raft "islands" for land expansion
Scientists from the Singapore Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are investigating whether it would be possible to build a system of floating “islands” to expand the overcrowded island state.
This company plans a $1 billion production expansion spend
The company said its investment in equipment and infrastructure will represent a 30 times expansion of its silicon carbide wafer fabrication capacity.
Underwater restaurant in Norway doubles as a laboratory
An underwater restaurant in Norway doubles as a marine life laboratory and research facility.
Omniguard coils address corrosion potential
Armstrong Omniguard coils incorporate a proven tube and fin design to effectively combat corrosion potential and extend the life of the evaporator coil.
New high pressure hydraulic hose for large mobile equipment
The R50TC/R56TC ParLock Multispiral hoses for working pressures from 50 to 56 MPa were introduced at industrial technology trade fair Hannover Messe 2019.
New geothermal heat pump equipped with Wi-Fi
Bosch’s new CDi series Greensource geothermal heat pump comes equipped with a microprocessor-based control board that provides for real-time feedback along with wireless connectivity for start-up and commissioning.
New control block for construction machinery working hydraulics
The RS20 modular, load-independent, flow-sharing valve manifold platform was introduced at Bauma 2019, Germany’s largest construction machinery trade fair.
After Seattle collapse, tower crane standards are highlighted
The tower crane was being dismantled when it fell, hit the building and landed on several vehicles below. Four people were killed.
Drone imagery helps preserve history of WWII Japanese internment camp
The researchers intend to map the existing site and create a 3D reconstruction.
DOE funding to help advance energy-efficient buildings
The funding is intended to increase energy productivity by supporting R&D and performance verification of flexible and energy-efficient technologies for residential and commercial buildings.
Flawed gas service regulator inspections are cited in blast report
An unconnected vent line and failed service regulator resulted in a natural gas leak that accumulated in an apartment building’s meter room until it reached explosive levels and ignited.
Engineering contracts approved for massive highway rebuild projects
The contracts approved include one prime consultant, 12 subconsultants, one prime contractor and 28 subcontractors.
Company wants to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral with 3D-printed ash
Ash from the fire that devastated the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris could literally help the structure “rise” again.
Engineers create moveable, multi-ton masonry blocks
Engineers from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-led research and design lab have created multi-ton masonry blocks that are moveable by hand.
These NY nukes are headed for decommissioning
The Indian Point sale will be effective after Unit 3 shuts down, and includes the transfer of the licenses, spent fuel, decommissioning liabilities, and Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts.
20 years after Columbine, work continues to engineer safer schools
Twenty years after the Columbine High School shootings, standards are being written to help engineers design safer schools and better enable affected communities to recover and heal. "There’s now enough fire in the belly to get it done,” one official said.
E.On expands its wind energy portfolio with new projects
The wind farm consists of 60 six MW wind turbines from Siemens and ranks as one of the largest wind power plants in the Baltic.
Fire safety standards come to the fore after Notre-Dame burns
Fire safety and suppression are the topics of multiple engineering standards, many of which are available at Engineering360.
Engineers downplayed cracks hours before bridge collapse
In court documents, engineers allegedly assured colleagues it was safe to keep the road below open and that temporary shoring to hold up the span was not necessary as repairs proceeded.