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From Flying Traffic Cones to Roadside Robots: Rethinking How We Protect Road Workers
From Flying Traffic Cones to Roadside Robots: Rethinking How We Protect Road Workers A team of students in China has designed a traffic cone that can fly to a roadworks site, land in position and transform itself into a conventional-looking safety marker. Equipped with four ducted propellers, foldin...
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Volvo Trucks Brings Romanian Freight Compliance into the Cab
Volvo Trucks Brings Romanian Freight Compliance into the Cab Volvo Trucks has introduced a regulatory compliance service that integrates Romania’s electronic freight monitoring requirements into its existing vehicle systems, allowing operators to manage transport identification codes and GPS r...
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When Infrastructure Starts Managing Itself: The Next Step Beyond Digital Twins
When Infrastructure Starts Managing Itself: The Next Step Beyond Digital Twins A construction equipment fleet can generate detailed information about engine hours, fuel consumption, idle time and productivity, yet decisions about where machines should be working often remain with the site manager. A...
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TVS RTR 125 LC Brings Performance Engineering to the 125cc Motorcycle Market
TVS RTR 125 LC Brings Performance Engineering to the 125cc Motorcycle Market TVS Motor Company has unveiled the production-ready RTR 125 LC at EICMA 2026 in Milan, introducing a lightweight sports motorcycle with the engine output permitted under Europe’s A1 licensing category and a chassis sp...
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5 Preconstruction Steps That Prevent Costly Delays
5 Preconstruction Steps That Prevent Costly Delays The preconstruction steps that prevent costly delays are the ones that catch problems while they’re still on paper, before they turn into a redesign, a rejected permit or a change order on site. Five steps do most of that work: Checking feasibility...
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Gravel Compaction: A Practical Guide for Small Contractors
Gravel Compaction: A Practical Guide for Small Contractors Small construction jobs still need careful planning, especially when you are building gravel surfaces. A poorly compacted base can lead to sinking, drainage issues, and costly repairs. That is why contractors should understand how different...
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Protecting Workers During Commercial Solar Installations
Protecting Workers During Commercial Solar Installations A flat commercial roof looks like friendly ground. It is wide, open, and mostly level. That first impression is what makes solar work tricky because the roof will not stay the way the crew found it. Racking goes down, conduit gets pulled, pall...
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Foton Tunland Targets UK Pick-Up Market with Mild-Hybrid Diesel Powertrain
Foton Tunland Targets UK Pick-Up Market with Mild-Hybrid Diesel Powertrain Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer Foton is preparing to enter the British pick-up market in early 2027 with the Tunland, a double-cab model combining diesel mild-hybrid power with suspension and interior equipment desig...
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Zimbabwe Links Gold Mining Reform to Finance and Cleaner Technology
Zimbabwe Links Gold Mining Reform to Finance and Cleaner Technology Zimbabwe has presented a new roadmap for bringing artisanal and small-scale gold miners into the formal economy, proposing changes to mining legislation, financial access and processing technology as the country seeks to reduce merc...
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Japan’s Nittetsu Mining Targets Autonomous Quarry Haulage by 2033
Japan’s Nittetsu Mining Targets Autonomous Quarry Haulage by 2033 Japan’s Nittetsu Mining is working towards autonomous operation of large dump trucks at its Torigatayama Quarry Complex in Kochi Prefecture by 2033, as the country’s mining industry confronts a growing shortage of ex...
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Singapore Hosts Global Mobility Leaders as Autonomous Transport Advances
Singapore Hosts Global Mobility Leaders as Autonomous Transport Advances Singapore will welcome more than 8,000 transport professionals, policymakers and industry representatives from over 50 countries on 4–6 November 2026, with autonomous vehicles, intelligent infrastructure and rail modernisation...
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Bentley Expands Seismic Interpretation Capabilities with Eliis Acquisition
Bentley Expands Seismic Interpretation Capabilities with Eliis Acquisition Bentley Systems’ subsurface software business, Seequent, has acquired French seismic interpretation specialist Eliis, adding technology developed for analysing deep geological structures to its existing geological model...
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Topcon Brings Digital Twin Technology to Vitruvius’ Rediscovered Roman Basilica
Topcon Brings Digital Twin Technology to Vitruvius’ Rediscovered Roman Basilica Nearly 2,000 years after the Roman architect Vitruvius described the basilica he designed in the ancient city of Fanum Fortunae, archaeologists are examining the remains of the building using surveying technologies...
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AI Drone Detection Research Targets Security Risks at Critical Infrastructure
AI Drone Detection Research Targets Security Risks at Critical Infrastructure Researchers at Rowan University in New Jersey are developing an artificial intelligence system capable of detecting and identifying drones through the radio signals exchanged with their operators. Working with commercial d...
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Every Innovation Starts with a Problem
Every Innovation Starts with a Problem A conventional wheelbarrow seems a remarkably simple piece of equipment. It has a tray, two handles, a supporting frame and a wheel. Its basic design has survived for centuries, yet anyone who has pushed one across wet ground, struggled to keep it balanced or t...
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Hitachi Construction Machinery Prepares LANDCROS Brand for Global Launch in 2027
Hitachi Construction Machinery Prepares LANDCROS Brand for Global Launch in 2027 Hitachi Construction Machinery will become LANDCROS Corporation on 1 April 2027, completing a corporate transition that has been taking shape since the Japanese manufacturer began separating from the wider Hitachi Group...
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AED 95 Billion UAE Infrastructure Pipeline Sets the Agenda for PPP MENA Forum 2026
AED 95 Billion UAE Infrastructure Pipeline Sets the Agenda for PPP MENA Forum 2026 Dubai and Abu Dhabi have published public-private partnership programmes with a combined indicative value of AED 95 billion, covering roads, water infrastructure, wastewater treatment, healthcare and education. The pr...
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AI-Powered Property Inspections Move Closer to Automated Maintenance Management
AI-Powered Property Inspections Move Closer to Automated Maintenance Management SnapInspect has introduced three artificial intelligence features that allow property inspectors to document building conditions by voice, generate maintenance work orders from recorded defects and create automated workf...
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Jacobs to Support AEP’s $37 Billion US Energy Transmission Expansion
Jacobs to Support AEP’s $37 Billion US Energy Transmission Expansion American Electric Power (AEP) has appointed Jacobs to coordinate the delivery of transmission infrastructure projects across seven eastern US states, as the utility prepares to invest $37 billion in expanding and modernising...
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America’s Railway Future Balances Freight Strength with Passenger Investment
America’s Railway Future Balances Freight Strength with Passenger Investment A new agreement between Schneider National and Norfolk Southern is bringing fresh attention to the American railway system, where freight operators are investing in intermodal terminals, double-stack routes and networ...
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Italy’s Air Taxi Ambitions Put Vertiports and Urban Aviation Infrastructure in Focus
Italy’s Air Taxi Ambitions Put Vertiports and Urban Aviation Infrastructure in Focus Archer Aviation and ITA Airways have agreed to explore an electric air taxi network across Italy, with the proposed services using Archer’s Midnight aircraft to connect airports, city centres and other m...
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Moldova Secures €344mn to Upgrade Strategic Roads Linking Ukraine and the EU
Moldova Secures €344mn to Upgrade Strategic Roads Linking Ukraine and the EU The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing €344 million to upgrade two of Moldova’s most important road corridors, strengthening connections with Romania, Ukraine and the country’s...
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Central Asia Faces US$3.59 Billion in Landslide Exposure Across Critical Infrastructure
Central Asia Faces US$3.59 Billion in Landslide Exposure Across Critical Infrastructure Roads account for more than US$3 billion of the infrastructure potentially exposed to landslides across Central Asia, according to a new analytical brief from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). The assessment i...
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Uzbekistan Launches $371 Million Electricity Grid Modernisation Programme
Uzbekistan Launches $371 Million Electricity Grid Modernisation Programme Uzbekistan is preparing to modernise 60 priority electricity substations under a $371 million investment programme financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and the Uzbek government. The work will address ag...
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The Problem with Britain’s Temporary Road Markings in the ADAS Era
The Problem with Britain’s Temporary Road Markings in the ADAS Era Road markings are essential. They tell us when to change lanes and how to navigate changing road layouts. Now, they also communicate with the cameras and sensors fitted to an increasing number of vehicles. Advanced Driver Assis...
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Intelligent AI Site Assessment to Future Moon Missions
Intelligent AI Site Assessment to Future Moon Missions Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed an artificial intelligence framework designed to assess potential lunar landing sites by bringing together planetary imagery, geological observations and geospatial information. Known as LU...
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RSP UK Celebrates 10 Years of Specialist Excavation Equipment
RSP UK Celebrates 10 Years of Specialist Excavation Equipment RSP UK Suction Excavators has marked its tenth anniversary with the retirement of industry veteran Nigel Gardener and a change in board involvement for Jens Graber, a founding member of the German RSP Group. The milestone brings a period...
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London Build 2026 Takes on Britain’s Construction Delivery Challenges
London Build 2026 Takes on Britain’s Construction Delivery Challenges Britain’s construction industry heads towards 2027 with £718 billion of planned infrastructure investment, a new government workforce strategy and building safety requirements that are still being absorbed across the s...
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From Mapping Assets to Managing Operations as Mobile GIS Evolves
From Mapping Assets to Managing Operations as Mobile GIS Evolves A highway maintenance technician inspecting a damaged culvert may have immediate access to its location, previous inspection records and photographs through a mobile GIS application. Recording a new defect is relatively straightforward...
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Trends Shaping the Modern Automotive Workshop
Trends Shaping the Modern Automotive Workshop A generation ago, kitting out a workshop meant a set of ramps, a decent compressor and a wall of hand tools. Today, the same business might book in a plug-in hybrid estate one hour and a diesel panel van the next, each needing different skills, equipment...
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Africa PPP 2026 Brings Kenya’s Infrastructure Investment Pipeline to Nairobi
Africa PPP 2026 Brings Kenya’s Infrastructure Investment Pipeline to Nairobi Kenya will present proposed port concessions, electricity transmission schemes and other infrastructure investments to international financiers when the 16th Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment & Partnerships...
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Corrosion Protection Strategies for Steel in Highway Construction
Corrosion Protection Strategies for Steel in Highway Construction Protecting steel in highway construction starts with proper surface preparation and a coating system suited to site conditions. Compatible primers and topcoats help shield it from moisture, road salt, and weather. Even durable coating...
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Capital Planning for a Construction Fleet: What Contractors Should Consider
Capital Planning for a Construction Fleet: What Contractors Should Consider The more than 3 million commercial contractor companies nationwide make thousands of heavy equipment purchase decisions across job sites every day as they balance project timelines against tight operating budgets. Expanding...
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Grid Constraints and Permitting Delays Hold Back Global Energy Infrastructure
Grid Constraints and Permitting Delays Hold Back Global Energy Infrastructure The availability of investment capital is no longer the principal obstacle to delivering major energy infrastructure projects in many developed markets. Permitting delays, insufficient grid capacity and dependencies betwee...
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PACCAR Profits Rise 44% as Parts Revenue Hits Record High
PACCAR Profits Rise 44% as Parts Revenue Hits Record High PACCAR reported a 44% increase in net income for the third quarter of 2026, with stronger truck margins, record aftermarket parts revenue and improved financial services profitability contributing to a substantial recovery in earnings. The Am...
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Hitachi Digital Unites 35,000 Specialists to Expand Industrial AI
Hitachi Digital Unites 35,000 Specialists to Expand Industrial AI Hitachi is bringing two of its major digital technology businesses together under a new global company, combining approximately 35,000 professionals across 27 countries as it expands artificial intelligence applications in industrial...
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From Simulation to Physical Robots: China’s Push for General-Purpose Machine Intelligence
From Simulation to Physical Robots: China’s Push for General-Purpose Machine Intelligence More than 1,800 development teams from 13 countries have entered a Chinese robotics competition designed to test whether artificial intelligence systems trained in virtual environments can adapt to physic...
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Glasses-Free 3D Technology Expands Across Six Display Categories for CES 2027
Glasses-Free 3D Technology Expands Across Six Display Categories for CES 2027 Visual Semiconductor and INCERGO are preparing to demonstrate glasses-free three-dimensional displays across six product categories at CES 2027 in Las Vegas, extending a development programme that has already included publ...
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The Hidden Costs of Producing Specialized Components for Heavy Equipment
The Hidden Costs of Producing Specialized Components for Heavy Equipment A single replacement component can determine whether an expensive piece of heavy equipment remains productive or sits idle for weeks. For construction companies, infrastructure contractors, and equipment operators, the purchase...
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Intel Acquires Classiq to Advance Commercial Quantum Computing
Intel Acquires Classiq to Advance Commercial Quantum Computing Intel has agreed to acquire Israeli quantum software developer Classiq, bringing automated quantum algorithm design into a semiconductor business that has spent more than a decade developing silicon-based quantum processors. The transact...
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Why Some Buildings Survive Earthquakes While Their Neighbours Collapse
Why Some Buildings Survive Earthquakes While Their Neighbours Collapse Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on 24 June 2026, damaging buildings and infrastructure across the region. In affected areas, the destruction was uneven, with some structures collapsing while others nearby remai...
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Wastewater DNA Offers New Way to Predict Sewer Pipe Corrosion
Wastewater DNA Offers New Way to Predict Sewer Pipe Corrosion Wastewater samples collected from 40 manholes have helped researchers in Japan assess corrosion risk across a sewer network containing thousands of pipe sections. By measuring bacterial DNA and combining the results with ecological modell...
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GNSS Research Identifies Factors Behind Centimetre-Level Positioning Accuracy
GNSS Research Identifies Factors Behind Centimetre-Level Positioning Accuracy Two sets of satellite correction products produced noticeably different positioning results across an international monitoring network, despite both being used with advanced centimetre-level positioning techniques. In rese...
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Lunar Landing Pads Bring Civil Engineering to the Moon
Lunar Landing Pads Bring Civil Engineering to the Moon Building a landing pad on the Moon presents an unusual civil engineering problem. The structure must withstand rocket exhaust, protect surrounding equipment from high-velocity debris and operate without the water-based cooling systems used at te...
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EBRD Backs €99m Mining Equipment Modernisation in West Africa
EBRD Backs €99m Mining Equipment Modernisation in West Africa Mining contractor Mota-Engil Africa is set to modernise operations at three mines in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal following a €99.1 million financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The investment...
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Beyond Heavy Iron – Reinventing the Construction Machine
Beyond Heavy Iron – Reinventing the Construction Machine Electric powertrains, hydrogen engines, fuel cells, robotics and machine intelligence are opening up new possibilities for construction equipment. The next generation may change far more than the fuel in the tank or the person sitting in...
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Archer Aviation Plans Three Texas Air Taxi Networks
Archer Aviation Plans Three Texas Air Taxi Networks Archer Aviation has outlined plans for three electric air taxi networks across Texas, connecting major airports, business districts and leisure destinations in Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston and Austin. The proposal promises substantial reductions in f...
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NVIDIA and Stellantis Advance Robotaxi Plans Across Europe and Central Asia
NVIDIA and Stellantis Advance Robotaxi Plans Across Europe and Central Asia Three autonomous mobility partnerships announced in October 2026 have brought together vehicle manufacturers, artificial intelligence developers, ride-hailing platforms and public authorities in France and Kazakhstan. The ag...
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Heavy-Duty Tool Storage for Modern Equipment Maintenance Workshops
Heavy-Duty Tool Storage for Modern Equipment Maintenance Workshops A fully equipped maintenance toolbox can weigh hundreds of kilograms before a technician has picked up a single spanner. In commercial vehicle depots, construction equipment workshops and industrial maintenance facilities, storing an...
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Green Technology and Robotics Lead Europe-China Business Talks in Chengdu
Green Technology and Robotics Lead Europe-China Business Talks in Chengdu The 19th Europe–China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair brought European and Chinese businesses together in Chengdu this week, with green technology, intelligent robotics and advanced industrial innovation occupying p...
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World of Concrete Europe 2027 Turns Attention to Concrete Manufacturing
World of Concrete Europe 2027 Turns Attention to Concrete Manufacturing World of Concrete Europe will return to Paris in April 2027 with a planned 200 exhibitors and a technical programme examining how concrete is manufactured, specified and used. Held alongside INTERMAT, the fourth edition will bri...
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China Bitumen Trade Conference to Explore International Supply
China Bitumen Trade Conference to Explore International Supply The 20th China Bitumen Trade Conference will take place in Guangzhou on 4–5 November 2026, bringing together domestic and international businesses to discuss bitumen production, trading opportunities and demand across regional markets. O...
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Procore Brings Voice-Controlled AI to Construction Sites with Meta Glasses Trials
Procore Brings Voice-Controlled AI to Construction Sites with Meta Glasses Trials Construction supervisors can now question project drawings, specifications and site records without searching through documents or navigating software menus, following the launch of Procore AI Go at Groundbreak 2026 on...
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EVS Morocco 2026 Connects Electric Vehicle Manufacturers with African Markets
EVS Morocco 2026 Connects Electric Vehicle Manufacturers with African Markets Morocco’s automotive industry is approaching annual manufacturing capacity of one million vehicles, supported by major investment in assembly plants, component production and electric mobility technologies. The expan...
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ITS World Congress 2027 Opens Calls for Technical Contributions and Live Demonstrations
ITS World Congress 2027 Opens Calls for Technical Contributions and Live Demonstrations The 33rd ITS World Congress in Birmingham has opened submissions for its Technical Programme and live technology demonstrations, inviting researchers, transport authorities, engineering consultancies and technolo...
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ESAB Introduces ROBBI AI for Adaptive Robotic Welding
ESAB Introduces ROBBI AI for Adaptive Robotic Welding ESAB has introduced a collaborative robotic welding system that can identify weld joints, generate welding paths and adjust its movements as conditions change. Known as ROBBI AI, the system is designed to automate MIG and TIG welding operations t...
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Hitachi Research Reveals the Challenge of Scaling Physical AI in Industry
Hitachi Research Reveals the Challenge of Scaling Physical AI in Industry Only 8% of industrial decision-makers surveyed by Hitachi say their organisations have reached continuous optimisation and innovation with physical AI, despite 97% reporting some level of adoption. The findings, drawn from mor...
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Derq to Test AI-Powered Crash Prevention at US Intersections
Derq to Test AI-Powered Crash Prevention at US Intersections The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has selected intelligent transportation technology company Derq to develop and test an AI-powered intersection safety system capable of predicting dangerous traffic conflicts and initiating preve...
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Renesas Brings 600 MHz Processing and MRAM to Industrial Automation
Renesas Brings 600 MHz Processing and MRAM to Industrial Automation Renesas Electronics has introduced two industrial microcontrollers operating at up to 600 MHz, combining high-speed real-time processing with embedded magnetoresistive memory and enhanced hardware security. The RX74M and RX74N are t...
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Building Infrastructure Resilient to Climate Change and Extreme Loading
Building Infrastructure Resilient to Climate Change and Extreme Loading A bridge deck cracks in a summer heat wave, a coastal highway floods for the third time in a decade and a freight corridor ruts years ahead of schedule. Materials options, such as fiber reinforcement, show how smarter specificat...
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