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Valve Technology Could Have Prevented Deepwater Horizon Explosion

In 2010, the world witnessed the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion that led to a fire on the semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) located 40 miles (60km) offshore, killing 11 workers, injuring 16, and…

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NIST: Measurement Science & Technology Standards Promoting Innovation, Competitiveness, Safety

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reviews 9/11 NIST was appointed by the U.S. Congress in August 2002 to investigate the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster that occurred on September 11, 2001. The goals…

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Oil Rig Remover: Stable in Hurricane Seas, 4,000 Ton Lift Capacity

When leading oil or gas companies have extracted as much as they expect from an oil or gas rig, their work is far from over. Salvaging operations are required to remove rigs from the ocean.…

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Industrial Automation: At a Technological Watershed

Over the past few decades, Industrial Automation (IA) has grown in surges due to innovations such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and computers used as control systems. Microcomputers replaced central mainframes and networking technology led…

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Performance Based Contracting Improves Outcomes For All Parties

These days mega-projects and giga-projects running into tens of billions of dollars mean huge risks for various players as they attempt to get a project finished on time and on budget. Whether a project is…

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Wastewater Plant Automation: Maximum Efficiency and Strong ROI

Key infrastructure around the world, in water and wastewater systems, for example, are aging, and significant infrastructure investment will be required to maintain and improve water supply efficiency. While the media is generally focused on…

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Japan Railways Automated Ticket Gates Named IEEE Milestone

If you’ve ever been to Japan, you know that Japanese subway and train automated ticket gates are the best in the world, putting most others to shame. Turn styles and gates in Boston make you feel…

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Challenges of Managing Huge Engineering Projects

The Dynamics of Mega & Giga Projects The photo above is of the Sondo Business District “Smart City” in South Korea being built at a cost of $40 billion and scheduled for completion this year.…

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Destroyed by Volcanic Eruptions, Ancient City of Pompeii Rediscovered With 190,000 Legos

Pompeii was a resort town in the Roman Empire near modern Naples in Italy. The town was buried under some 25 feet of volcanic material by the eruption of nearby Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D.…

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Engineering Disney’s “Tower of Terror” Ride

Disney’s Tower of Terror delivers on the promise to terrify people with massive acceleration, speed, and stomach churning stops. The attraction, based on a “Twilight Zone” episode, is a six-minute walk-through murder mystery and ride in which…

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Construction

Valve Technology Could Have Prevented Deepwater Horizon Explosion

NIST: Measurement Science & Technology Standards Promoting Innovation, Competitiveness, Safety

Oil Rig Remover: Stable in Hurricane Seas, 4,000 Ton Lift Capacity

Industrial Automation: At a Technological Watershed

Performance Based Contracting Improves Outcomes For All Parties

Wastewater Plant Automation: Maximum Efficiency and Strong ROI

Japan Railways Automated Ticket Gates Named IEEE Milestone

Challenges of Managing Huge Engineering Projects

Destroyed by Volcanic Eruptions, Ancient City of Pompeii Rediscovered With 190,000 Legos

Engineering Disney’s “Tower of Terror” Ride

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