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Decennial liability is a form of strict liability taken from the French Civil Code and adopted by many Middle East jurisdictions. It is a means to protect the building owner from bearing the costs of repair or reinstatement in the event of a collapse

Steel is one of the most commonly used construction materials, due to its wide availability and good strength-to-weight ratio, both in tension and compression.

Dubai Municipality has released the first edition of its unified building code, the Dubai Building Code (DBC). The code was announced with the aim of setting standards for construction that promote sustainable development and innovation in building d

Plastic welding is a technique that many people seem to misunderstand. To the casual observer, it seems to be quite simple; you heat a plastic surface until it softens, push it against another plastic surface, and wait for the bond to cool. Job don

We are all probably very familiar with fireworks, especially the type commonly used in gardens on Bonfire Night, or those seen when watching professional displays at weddings and other celebrations. These types of fireworks are classified F1 to F4 in

Arson: A Burning Desire: Arsonists cause injury, death, property destruction, burdening insurance companies financially.

The process of turning mechanical energy into electrical power is pretty fascinating. You may remember turning a magnet near a coil and seeing a light bulb illuminate at school? In practice, power generation in the real world is fairly similar; an

Metal wire ropes are widely used in hoist (lifting), towing or winching systems, such as cranes and lifts.

The rapidly expanding global trade in chemicals was highlighted for posing unnecessary risk to both people and the environment, due to the wide assortment of national and regional chemical hazard classification systems in use at that time.