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Like all machines, cranes will eventually fail, and workers will always be fighting the triple hazards of gravity, wind and their own judgment. Cranes are designed to resist the first two forces but not the third.
Students build form for concrete beam.
Photo: Cody Reese, PE Mech. Engg. NAVFAC ESC
This summer, 140 high-school students got an early immersion into engineering and a heavy dose of military precision at week-long boot camps run by the three services and the Society of American Military Engineers.
Students build form for concrete beam.
Photo: Tudor Van Hampton/ENR
All it took this year was one big crane failure in New York City to turn them into a towering symbol of the hazards that hundreds of thousands of workers face daily on the jobsite.
Manhattan Underground
Manhattan Underground : Close-up look at the TBMs crafting a rail tunnel from Long Island to Grand Central Terminal.
Bosporus Tunnel
NOLA Storm Surge
Algiers Alternatives
Bosporus Tunnel NOLA Storm Surge Algiers Alternatives
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Engineering Summer Camp for Minority KidsVideo Connects Campus To Remote Jobsite
Construction engineering students at Iowa State University, Ames, are getting a close-up look at distant project sites.

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Top Stories

Progress Made in Cutting Fatalities
At Jobsites, Labor Dept. Reports

Even with 2007 decrease, construction still has largest number of fatal work injuries of any industry.

Corps Seeks Industry Help
Launching Surge Barrier Project

Next phase storm barrier project below New Orleans will be a big one. Corps asks industry advice on organizing it for success.

Las Vegas Losing Streak Continues
As Slowdown Hits Another Project

Chicago-based General Growth Properties recently announced its decision to delay opening its 107-acre "Summerlin Centre" development in Las Vegas.

Second Largest U.S. Embassy Opens
In Beijing as Olympic Games Begin

The Aug. 8 dedication was timed to coincide with the commencement of the 2008 Olympic Games. The 500,000-sq-ft complex accommodates 600 employees in five buildings.

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Cranes:
Out of This Year's Deadly Accidents, A Critical Mass Is Building
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