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5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Ecuador coast: damaged buildings, huge loss of property, no tsunami

A huge loss of property was suffered when an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Ecuador coast on Saturday. Buildings were damaged and various electricity and light poles on the highway also fell due...

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3-storey building collapse in Kano, Nigeria: one dead, several injured

A three-storey building collapsed in Kano State, Nigeria on Thursday 17 March 2022. One person has been confirmed dead and several persons injured. It was reported that the storey building which is...

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A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan's Fukushima prefecture

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, cutting power to millions of homes and leading to a tsunami advisory being issued around the Fukushima prefecture, where a 2011 quake caused...

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Surfside collapse: Florida fails to pass condo safety measures

In the nine months since 98 people died in the collapse of a Surfside, Florida, condominium, state lawmakers have pledged to pass measures that could help avoid a similar disaster. Negotiations bet...

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New solution promises 90% cost reduction in concrete 3D printing materials

Concrete 3D printing of building shells has grown considerably in the last few years, with more and more building shells being 3D printed, even buildings with up to 3 floors and windmill towers. Howe...

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Powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern coast

A powerful earthquake of 7.3-magnitude struck off Indonesia's eastern coast on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit 112 kilometers (69 miles) north of Maume...

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Three fatalities after building collapses in southern Egypt

According to the country’s state-run media report, an apartment building collapsed in a southern Egyptian province on Monday, killing at least three children. At least nine injured people were retri...

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Earthquake prediction in the lab using deep learning

Lives and billions of dollars in infrastructure damage every year is the cost of earthquakes in the United States. Earthquakes can occur at any time, and there is no way to predict them, at least now...

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Fire-damaged concrete structures: how do we know when to fix or rebuild a concrete structure after a fire?

Generally, when concrete is exposed to intense fire, materials in the concrete can decompose, and consequently there is a reduction in strength. Nevertheless, there is not a widely accepted method fo...

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Nigeria building collapse: at least 36 fatalities

A 21-storey building which was under construction in the Ikoyi district of Lagos crumbled on Monday afternoon, trapping dozens of people working on the site. The death toll from the collapse of th...

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