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London Olympics Construction Is Safest in Recent Times | ENR.

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Civil Engineering Schools. Gibb showed a photo of the words “Olympics are painted in workers’ blood,” written by disgruntled construction workers on a concrete wall at an Olympic venue. ; The physical construction challenge was enormous, Gibb said. Keywords: London Olympics ; Alistair G.

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Officials Outline 'Preferred' Path Forward on California's Bay Delta.

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Civil Engineering Schools. The Obama administration and California state officials have unveiled a new “preferred alternative” for conveying water from northern California to the central part of the state while protecting the fragile California Bay Delta ecosystem. ; Salazar and California Gov. Social Media.

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IG Report Criticizes U.S. Reconstruction Effort in Afghanistan | ENR.

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Civil Engineering Schools. ; The Dept. government agencies; coordination with the Afghan government and international community; and development of realistic, achievable and clearly defined sustainment plans,” the report concluded. Tappan Zee Bridge Bidders Cold Feet Costs Team $2.5 Information Technology.

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Quake-Damaged Building Implosion One for the Books | ENR.

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Civil Engineering Schools. “The structure did exactly what CDI said it would, in spite of the extraordinarily heavy rebar in the 1986 [structure] that was built to what was already a rigorous seismic code,” says J. Tappan Zee Bridge Bidders Cold Feet Costs Team $2.5 Information Technology. Construction Technology.

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India Blackout Affects 600 Million People | ENR: Engineering News.

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Civil Engineering Schools. “The only reason for the collapse of the grid is indiscipline in the grid,” says Shahid Hassan, associate director of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a Delhi-based think tank on environment and power. Tappan Zee Bridge Bidders Cold Feet Costs Team $2.5 Information Technology.

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MAP-21 Toughens 'Buy America' Requirements, U.S. Industry Says.

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Civil Engineering Schools. ; Prior to MAP-21’s enactment on July 6, if an individual contract on a multi-contract highway or bridge project did not use federal funds, "Buy America" mandates did not apply to that segment. ; The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project is viewed as an impetus for the change.

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Video, Still Camera Mounted on Sunglasses Allows for Hands-Free.

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Civil Engineering Schools. “I wish I had these glasses eight months ago,” says Cox, who was project manager at the time. ; The sunglasses are made by Pivothead, New York City, which was founded by Cox’s brother, Chris Cox; the company began production of the glasses that Cox wore on site late last year.