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NCE at 50 | How predictions from 25 years ago stood the test of time

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NCE’s 25th anniversary supplement made predictions for what the world of civil engineering would look like in 2022 – how did those forecasts hold up?

In NCE’s 8 May 1997 issue, the news team reported that the base slab pour at Westminster station on the Jubilee Line Extension had been completed,…

Could a sinkhole have caused the Miami apartment collapse?

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Last week’s Miami apartment block collapse could have been caused by a sinkhole, experts have said, although they caution against making too many pronouncements at an early stage.

The 12-storey Champlain Towers, located in Surfside, Florida, collapsed on Thursday morning. A search and rescue operation continues with more than 140 people…

Engineers early theories for Miami building collapse

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Engineers have begun to consider the potential cause of last week's apartment building collapse in Miami.

The 12-storey Champlain Towers, located in Surfside, Florida, collapsed on Thursday morning. John Pistorino, a Miami structural engineer who evaluated the Florida International University bridge collapse, has now been hired to investigate the cause. Surveillance…