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A 73-storey skyscraper evacuated after intense shaking in China
- May, 19, 2021
- Structural Dynamics Vibration And Damping Dynamic Loads Structural Loads News On Projects / Industry
- China, Shenzhen
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A 73-storey skyscraper was evacuated on May 18th in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen when it began to sway. Local authorities still do not know what caused the over 300 meters high building...
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Solution under way for Golden Gate Bridge “humming”
- May, 17, 2021
- Bridges Wind Engineering Wind Tunnel Structural Loads News On Failures
- United States, California , San Francisco
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
For the past 12 months, windy days in and around San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge have been characterized by a loud ‘humming’ noise. The iconic structure started emanating the eerie hum fol...
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Building collapses in Istanbul
- May, 13, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Health Monitoring Concrete Structures News On Failures
- Turkey, Zeytinburnu
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
No casualties were reported after a five-story residential building collapsed on the morning hours of Thursday May 6th 2021, in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district. The residents had the opportunity...
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Impressive pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal
- May, 11, 2021
- Bridge Design Bridges News On Projects / Industry
- Portugal, Arouca, Portugal
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A 516-meters-long structure in Arouca Geopark in Portugal is now Europe's longest pedestrian suspension bridge. The bridge crosses the Paiva Gorge connecting the opposing granite rock outcrop clif...
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Metro overpass collapse in Mexico City kills 24
- May, 05, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Bridges News On Failures
- Mexico
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A collapse of a subway overpass in Mexico City resulted in a least 24 deaths and more than 70 injuries. The accident occurred around 10:25 p.m. on Monday, May 3rd, along Line 12 of the metro s...
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Arch completed on world’s highest railway bridge in India
- Apr, 29, 2021
- Bridge Design Bridges News On Projects / Industry
- Reasi
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Indian Railways completed construction of the supporting arch for the world’s highest railway bridge. The bridge will be a critical link along India’s national infrastructure network as it located al...
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Researchers use photos and new AI tool to calculate stress and strain fields of materials
- Apr, 28, 2021
- Structural Behavior Structural Analysis Structural Health Monitoring Structural Reliability Structural Optimization Performance-Based Design Structural Design Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a method to determine stress and strain distributions within a material based on an image depicting its internal structure. The...
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Low-cost community-based earthquake warning system under development in New Zealand
- Apr, 16, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- New Zealand, Lower Hutt
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A ground-braking, low-cost, earthquake early-warning system is being developed in New Zealand. The community-based project is a collaboration between the New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) an...
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Repairs needed for Washington State Bridges and Highways
- Apr, 14, 2021
- Bridge Management Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Structural Health Monitoring Other News News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Washington, Seattle
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Washington State infrastructure is in need of maintenance. Engineers and lawmakers are trying to find the funds to upgrade the state’s transportation network. About 72% of Washington's highways ar...
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Two buildings demolished in Lagos due to fears of imminent collapse
- Apr, 12, 2021
- Structural Control Damage (Structural) Structural Systems Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Failures
- Nigeria, Lagos
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Two buldings in Lagos Island, Nigeria were marked for demolition. The two structures include a three-floor building at Odo-Osun Street, and a four-floor building at Evans Street. Lagos State Govern...
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