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Categories of isolated foundation footings

The foundation of a building is constructed in order to transfer the superstructure's load to the ground. An isolated footing is one of the most used types of foundation to support single-columns whe...

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Hayward Baker worked on the construction of the world's first Guitar-Shaped Hotel

The iconic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood is undergoing a $1.5 billion expansion, with a gleaming 36-storey, guitar-shaped hotel as its stunning centerpiece. Alongside the glass-fronted hotel o...

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Construction works on skyscraper hit the historic Hudson's building foundation

Construction works in a skyscraper have hit the foundation of the historic J.L. Hudson's department store. Hudson's was a retail department store located in Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. It was...

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Fine's Chinese version of the GEO5 software will be presented in Shenzhen,China!

Fine's Chinese version of the GEO5 software will be presented in the "7th National Excavation Congress" in Shenzhen,China on 9-12 November 2012. Read more...

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Fine's GEO5 will be presented in Argentina!

Fine's GEO5 will be presented in the Argentinean congress "Mecánica del suelo e Ingeniería geotécnica " in Rosario, Argentina (12-14 September 2012). Read more...     Our geotechnical program GE...

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GEO5 Finite Element (FEM) and Tunneling Software Distributed by gINT Software - GEO5 Finite Element Method software increases design safety, feasibility

FINE Software’s GEO5 FEM and Tunnel software is newly available in North America through its exclusive distributor, gINT Software. GEO5 FEM is designed for civil engineering firms looking for cost-ef...

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GEO5 and the 5th operating section of Prague metro Line A

The station construction started by driving the right-hand and left-hand station tunnels. The so-called horizontal excavation sequence consisted of top heading and invert. The 300mm thick primary li...

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GEO5 and Prague Metro line C

  The section IV. C2 has 4.6km of tunnels ; mined tunnels make up a length of 2.36 km (mostly double-track) and contain three cut-and-cover stations, i.e. Střížkov, Prosek and Letňany. The fin...

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Bridge Replacement in Growing Cairo, West Virginia

Cairo, a small town in West Virginia, began growing in truck traffic when the oil and gas industry started taking roots in the city. The old bridge proved to be insufficient for the Average Daily Tra...

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World's widest suspension bridge open across the Nile, Egypt

A suspension bridge that crosses the river Nile over central Cairo in Egypt was declared as the world's widest. The bridge was opened on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 and consists one of the major project...

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