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130-Year-Old Tabernacle Ready for Rebirth with Massive Foundation Project

In Provo, Utah, engineers are saving the 130-year-old Provo Tabernacle that was gutted by fire in 2010. The building has huge historic and spiritual significance for Provo’s “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” (LDS)…

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Looking For Fun? The World’s Longest Water Slide, Largest Chute & Steepest Roller Coaster

From elementary school playground slides to race cars and F-16’s it is clear humans enjoy the thrill of speed. When speed can be combined with other sensations like cool water on a hot day or…

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The Biggest Mall In The World Measures 7.1 Million Square Feet

Victor David Gruen, an Austrian born architect, pioneered shopping malls in the United States, building some 50 malls from 1954 through the mid-1970s. The first suburban open-air shopping facility in the world was built near…

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Nigeria’s Multi-Billion Dollar National High Speed Rail Project

Efficient railways play an important role in the socioeconomic development of countries. Nigeria has received $600 million of what will eventually be billions of dollars to build a 2,000 mile (3,218 km) nationwide high speed…

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Saudi Arabia Spending $20 Billion To Secure 1,500 Miles Of Its Border

Saudi Arabia is forecast to spend over $20 billion between now and 2018 on border fence security systems. Bordered by Yemen and Iraq, Saudi Arabia will use border perimeter security, including physical fences, electronic fences,…

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Residential Construction At Highest Level In Four Years

Residential construction in the US has risen to its high levels in over four years, according to figures from May of this year released by the Commerce Department. The report details that the construction numbers…

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Skyscrapers Stretching To More Than One Mile Tall

In a recent IndustryTap article we looked at how a new type of metal rope will allow elevators to go higher than ever before while being more energy efficient and safe. This technology was used…

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5 Of The Most Exciting Civil Engineering Projects Happening Right Now

Alvarado Water Treatment Plant Expansion of the water treatment plant in San Diego began in 2008. The project is expected to take 20 years and will be completed in five phases. The new facility will…

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Container Ships A Quarter Mile Long And Taller Than Olympic Stadiums

The forerunner of the container vessel was the traditional freighter which simply carried cargo of all kinds, often in the same ship. These ships had a number of deck-mounted cranes used to transfer cargo from…

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World’s Largest Foundation Fieldbus Manages Most Complex Refinery In The World

When Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) expanded its refinery in Jamnager, Gujarat, India in 2008, it was given a Nelson Complexity Index of 14.0, making it one of the most sophisticated refineries in the world. The…

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Construction

130-Year-Old Tabernacle Ready for Rebirth with Massive Foundation Project

Looking For Fun? The World’s Longest Water Slide, Largest Chute & Steepest Roller Coaster

The Biggest Mall In The World Measures 7.1 Million Square Feet

Nigeria’s Multi-Billion Dollar National High Speed Rail Project

Saudi Arabia Spending $20 Billion To Secure 1,500 Miles Of Its Border

Residential Construction At Highest Level In Four Years

Skyscrapers Stretching To More Than One Mile Tall

5 Of The Most Exciting Civil Engineering Projects Happening Right Now

Container Ships A Quarter Mile Long And Taller Than Olympic Stadiums

World’s Largest Foundation Fieldbus Manages Most Complex Refinery In The World

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