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Kristina Panos, Hackaday.com • Tue 2016 Jan 5, 4:51pm

…The Romans drastically changed the course of transportation engineering because they built connected systems of sturdy roads. …Over the course of their rule, the Romans laid some 50,000 miles of hard-surfaced roadways.…

New World Trade Center reaches 100 floors

Business Week • Tue 2012 Apr 3, 11:59am

The new World Trade Center has reached a milestone: The skyscraper being built to replace the terror-wrecked twin towers is now 100 stories high - on its way to becoming New York's tallest building. Another four feet, and it will surpass the Empire State Building.

New World Trade Center reaches 100 floors

Business Week • Tue 2012 Apr 3, 11:59am

Bamboo Living's School is Earthquake and Hurricane Safe

fastcompany.com • Tue 2009 Jun 2, 11:35am

bambooschool Traditional brick school facades could become a thing of the past as educational institutions aim for sustainability. Last week, I took a look at Project FROG's modular school design, and now Bamboo Living has announced that the first U.S. school building constructed entirely of sustainable bamboo is complete.

10 things you didn't know about the Eiffel Tower

latimes.com • Fri 2009 May 15, 7:02pm

It suffers from shrinkage.

New Technique Braces Buildings against Earthquakes

thefutureofthings.com • Fri 2009 May 15, 6:31pm

Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan have developed a new method for bracing high rise concrete buildings. By reinforcing the concrete with steel fibers, they were able to design coupling beams (beams used to connect walls around openings like windows and door frames) that are both easier to construct and more effective than traditional coupling beams. A test structure using these new beams was shown to be able to withstand a fake earthquake stronger than any real earthquake ever recorded.