During heavy rain events, the following may occur: collapse of retaining structuressuch as walls And bulkheadswhose aim is to contain the ground behind them. In fact, there is a direct link between rains and collapses… but why? In this article we will first clarify what is meant by support works, what are the main types and why they could collapse ...
Anyone who has ever tried to delve into the world of vinyl records will certainly have come across the terms 33 laps And 45 rpm. These terms – which can create a bit of confusion for neophytes of the genre – indicate the number of revolutions made by the disc in one minute and, consequently, the rotation speedwhich is greater ...
Baleines Lighthouse, Saint–Clément–des–Baleines (Charente–Maritime), France. Credits: Michel Griffon Square waves are formed when two wave systems intersect, creating a sort of wavy pattern on the surface of the water. This phenomenon, which is also known as “cross sea“, can be dangerous because it creates rip currents that put boats at risk, increasing the likelihood of accidents. In Italy it is ...
The online scams pose a growing threat to online sellers. The explosion of e-commerce — which increased by as much as 10 percentage points during the COVID-19 pandemic for many product categories — has brought with it new opportunities, but also new potential risks, even for those who are about to sell products and services online. Fraudsters have become increasingly ...
The incorrect use of words is widespread iron and steel, both in the everyday context but also in the specialist or technical one. In fact, it is often easy to create confusion between what is essentially steel but is wrongly labeled as iron. From a technological point of view, we are talking about two completely different materialsalthough they appear to ...
There Sails of Scampia I am residential buildings constructed in Naples between 1962 and 1975 based on the architect’s design Franz DiSalvoToday only the following remain standing: three sails from the seven original and it is July 22nd collapse of an external balcony of the sky sail, which caused the death of three people. The buildings were designed to be ...
Credits: Space X via Youtube. The historic mission Polaris Dawn It’s finally a reality! After several days of delay due to the bad weather conditions forecast for the return, the launch took place at 11:23 Italian time on September 10 from the historic ramp 39A of the Kennedy Space Centerfrom which the Apollo missions also departed. The mission will last ...
With the term “Prehistory” conventionally indicates the longest period of time in all of human history. Generally it began with the first traces of the presence of the genus Man on our planetapproximately two million years agoand by convention it ended in Eurasia between the 4th and 3rd millennium BC with the invention of the writing. Prehistory has also been ...
Osama Bin Laden (born 1957 and died 2011) was a Saudi terrorist and a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist, mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks to the Twin Towers of New Yorkand to the Pentagon. He was born in Riyadh from a very rich family, he graduated in civil engineering, but from 1979 He devoted himself mainly to guerrilla warfare and ...
Apple Intelligence. Credit: Apple. THE’Apple “It’s Glow Time” eventheld yesterday at the Steve Jobs Theater from Cupertino, in addition to revealing the new features of the new iPhone 16 (and other products from the “bitten apple”) has brought the spotlight back on AppleIntelligencethe artificial intelligence system of the company led by Tim Cook available on compatible devices from next month. ...