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The Euro Tunnel Started in 1987 and completed in 1994, the Euro Tunnel, which is also called the Channel Tunnel, or more popularly, the Chunnel, is one of the most challenging civil engineering projects of the 20th century. The tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom, with Coquelles, near Calais in northern France .. |
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Airports
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Kansai International Airport The Kansai Airport also had to satisfy two specific requirements.. from a technical point of view, it had to meet the strict local earthquake and tsunami safety regulations. From an operational point of view, it had to be capable of receiving up to 100,000 passengers per day .. |
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Dams
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Three Gorges Dam China's Three Gorges Project is the largest water conservation project in the world. Taking the total amount of concrete work as one example, the Three Gorges Project totals 26.43 million cubic meters .. |
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Sayano Shushenskaya Dam The Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is located on the Yenisei River, near Sayanogorsk in Khakassia, Russia. It is the largest power plant in Russia and the 9th-largest hydroelectric plant in the world, by average power generation .. |
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Miscellaneous Civil
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International Building Code The International Building Code (IBC) is a globally recognized set of codes and standards that serves as a foundational resource for the building industry .. |
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Cement production Cement is produced by grinding and burning limestone together with quartz and shale. The mixture is heated in large, rotary kilns to about 1450 degrees Celsius. The clinker is ground with, say, gypsum, and we have cement .. |
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Septic Tank A septic tank is an underground container that is part of a waste disposal system for homes that are not connected to a sewer system. They work in conjunction with a drain field and a series of pipes to remove waste from a home .. |
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Grouting in civil construction Grouting is a construction technique used to fill the gaps or voids between tiles, bricks or other materials to create a strong, durable and visually appealing surface. It involves applying a dense, liquid material called grout, which is usually a mixture of cement, water and sometimes sand or other additives .. |
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