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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg admits ‘we don't fully know’ scope or extent of Francis Scott Key Bridge repairs in Baltimore

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He noted that he didn't have an estimate on the rebuilding timeline, but the bridge itself took five years to initially construct. Engineering News-Record reported that debris removal has already begun in haste at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site, where six people lost their lives last Tuesday , courtesy of the U.S.

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SOM covers computing college at MIT in large glass shingles

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SOM has completed the Schwarzman College of Computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) "The college provides a dynamic and flexible hub for teaching, learning, research and collaboration in this growing field," said SOM , which served as the building's architect and engineer.

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The Beirut Port Renewal Competition shortlists 40 student projects

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The participating teams are tasked to envision an important redesign of Lebanon's chief economic engine following the tragic 2020 explosion that took 218 lives and caused an estimated $15 billion in structural damage. Beirut as a city claims to have been destroyed and rebuilt seven times throughout its 5,000-year history.

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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

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Other key parties involved in the recovery are the Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard. The estimate for the overall weight of the fallen bridge is 27,000 tons. The reverse engineering effort involves engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navy Supervisor of Salvage, MDOT, private firms and the U.S.

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Druid Park Lake Drive: Baltimore's struggle to implement a new transportation paradigm

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Across America transportation and public works departments are trying to wean themselves from decades of following a single paradigm: Make car traffic flow as freely as possible. Baltimore's BCDOT was a leader in making this happen. Car centric design: Lots of space for cars, little for pedestrians.

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MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints

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Caitlin Mueller, associate professor in the Building Technology programme at MIT and leader of the Digital Structures research group, describes tree forks as "naturally engineered structural connections" that can transfer force very efficiently thanks to their internal fibre network. The photography is by Felix Amtsberg.

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Solar cars will be "normal within 20 years" says Lightyear's head engineer

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According to Cornagliotti, who is Lightyear's lead solar engineer, solar-assisted cars like this will be "normal within 20 years" once mass production is scaled up and prices are brought down. For this fundamental reason, an electric car needs to be inherently more efficient than an internal combustion engine car.