Saipem Wins $1B Aramco Gas Compression Plant Contract in Saudi Arabia

Why did Aramco select Saipem for the first project under its national EPC 'champion' program—and what does it signal for Saudi delivery models?

Non-compression cavity barriers pose fire safety risk, association warns

The Masonry Association has warned that cavity barriers installed without compression pose a potentially fatal safety risk, even if they pass laboratory tests. The association’s newly-formed technical committee said that while some zero-compression products meet laboratory fire test standards, they may not maintain fire integrity… The post Non-compression cavity barriers pose fire safety risk, association warns appeared first on Construction News.

Samsung wins $1.3bn LNG project in Qatar

South Korean contractor Samsung C&T has won a $1.3bn engineering, procurement and construction contract from QatarEnergy LNG for a large-scale carbon compression and transport facility. Located 80km north of Doha… The post Samsung wins $1.3bn LNG project in Qatar appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Capital values and rents continue to recover, Schroders report finds

Capital values across the UK real estate sector have continued to recover since summer 2024, driven by a combination of modest rental growth and yield compression, according to Schroders. The post Capital values and rents continue to recover, Schroders report finds appeared first on Property Week.

Larson & Toubro wins ‘biggest ever contract’ in Gulf

QatarEnergy has awarded Indian conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) its largest-ever contract. The Mumbai company will build two offshore compression complexes about 80km off the coast of Qatar for a… The post Larson & Toubro wins ‘biggest ever contract’ in Gulf appeared first on Global Construction Review.

The Efficient Engineer - Understanding and Analysing Trusses, 05052020

This video takes a detailed look at trusses. Trusses are structures made of up slender members, connected at joints which can be approximated to pinned connections.

The Efficient Engineer - Understanding Buckling

Buckling is a failure mode that occurs in columns and other members that are loaded in compression. It is a sudden change deformation that occurs at a certain critical load. In this video we explore some key topics relating to buckling, including Euler's formula, the effects of end conditions, and other aspects like the effect of column slenderness, inelastic buckling and the buckling of shells and plates.

Where in the beam do the prestressing cables go? - BE of PreS Concrete: Prof Chris Burgoyne Pt4

Professor Burgoyne is head of the Structures Lab at the University of Cambridge. In this video he describes the principles behind pre-stressed concrete, its properties and applications and how engineers use the principle in structures. Learning outcomes: - The effect of changing the position of the pre-stressing cable in the beam - Sagging and hogging bending - How to position the cable in response to the type of bending involved - Failure mode of a pre-stressed concrete beam

What is prestressed concrete? - Bare Essentials of Prestressed Concrete with Prof Chris Burgoyne Pt1

Professor Burgoyne is head of the Structures Lab at the University of Cambridge. In this video he describes the principles behind pre-stressed concrete, its properties and applications and how engineers use the principle in structures. Learning outcomes: - The effect of applying compressive force to connected elements - How a compressive force eliminates tension in a beam - The advantages compared with reinforced concrete

What is Reinforced Concrete? - Bare Essentials of Reinforced Concrete with Prof Tim Ibell Pt1

Professor Ibell is Associate Dean at the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. In this video he describes the underlying reasons why we reinforce concrete, how concrete and steel work together and the main principles that engineers apply to produce reinforced concrete structures. Learning outcomes The compression and tension effects of loading a concrete beam. How steel counters the weakness of concrete in tension. A new material call reinforced concrete.