Fly ash is an important ingredient used for the production of cement-based materials like concrete, mortar, etc. One primary application of fly ash is in concrete pavement construction, where a certain percentage of cement is replaced with fly ash to ...
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Solar Roadways: Purpose, Construction, and Applications
A solar roadway is a street surface that produces electricity. It consists of a glass layer, an electronic layer, and a base plate layer. The construction process involves furnishing and wiring the base plate, placement and connection of solar photovoltaic ...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Completes its First Loop
Elon Musk’s underground construction start-up, The Boring Company, has completed its tunnel loop under the Las Vegas Convention Centre (LVCC). With a design that is capable of transporting 4,400 riders per hour, the project is their first commercial endeavor. The ...
Qinghai–Tibet Railway: The Longest and Highest Highland Railway in the World
The Qinghai–Tibet Railway is a 1,956 km long railway network located between Golmud and Lhasa in China. It is also known as the “heavenly road” as it is the longest and highest highland rail route in the world. The construction ...
Video: Virgin Hyperloop’s Passenger Experience Vision for the 21st Century
On 27th January 2021, Virgin Hyperloop shared its vision for the future of high-speed transportation, taking viewers on a virtual hyperloop journey by showing end-to-end passenger experience for the 21st century. Virgin Hyperloop aims to transport people across great distances ...
The Collapse of the Big Dig Tunnel: Most Expensive Tunneling Project in the History of US
Two principles have emerged time and again in the field of construction materials and structural engineering: the first is that the new and innovative materials, such as epoxies, often have properties that are poorly understood when they are introduced or ...
Reflective Pavements: A Unique Pavement Strategy to Fight Climate Change
Pavements are one of the most abundant surfaces of the urban infrastructure. Though pavements have been viewed as detrimental to the fight against climate change and urban heat islands (UHI), the evolution of reflective pavements will change this perception for ...
Reason Behind the Growth of China’s Transportation System: A Case Study
In 1978, the Chinese government made extensive reforms for the reconstruction of the transportation system in the country, such as the introduction of substantial deregulation of the transportation system. After the reforms, the country’s transportation industry is progressing towards development, ...