Space Radar Technique Reveals Morandi Bridge Deformation

A new space radar technique, applied retrospectively to satellite imagery of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, has detected  deformations that pre-empted its collapse. In August 2018, a section of the bridge failed catastrophically, killing 43 people. By reviewing 15 years...
How Concrete and Steel Built Baseball

How Concrete and Steel Built Baseball

The opening of Yankee Stadium on April 14, 1923, was a triumph for baseball. It was a triumph for the Yankees, of course, who had started their major-league life in Baltimore, as the nascent American League was afraid to challenge the successful, established and...
Concrete House Appears to Float Over Its Base

Concrete House Appears to Float Over Its Base

The Peninsula House appears to defy gravity. Designed as a monolithic concrete block, the house in Kanto, Japan, seems to hover over its base with only a column to balance it. Mount Fuji Architects crafted the weekend home to withstand the harsh conditions of its...
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