New drainage system, structural improvements stabilize historic Virginia house
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Morven Park, a historic museum in Leesburg, Virginia is undergoing extensive restoration as runoff from a nearby hillside has severely damaged the structure's foundation. Restoration efforts include a new drainage system, concrete underpinning to the original foundation and a new retaining wall behind the mansion.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2007
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Rail construction: engineers overcome tunneling challenges on Dutch freight line
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The details pertaining to the construction of Betuweroute - a freight railway line, in Netherlands, linking the port of Rotterdam with European rail lines at the Dutch-German border, are presented.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2006
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High-speed freight and passenger line to connect Spain and France
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Construction of a passenger rail line and high speed freight by governments of Spain and France is presented.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2006
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