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6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes India-Myanmar border region: no reports of damage
- Nov, 25, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Structural Systems Structural Stability Other Structural News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- India, Moreh
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
No immediate reports of damage after a shallow and strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 that struck the Myanmar-India border region early on Friday. According to India's National Center for Seismolog...
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Nigeria building collapse: at least 36 fatalities
- Nov, 01, 2021
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Structure Reinforcement Structural Stability Structural Behavior News On Events News On Failures
- Nigeria, Lagos
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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Magnitude 6.1 quake in Tokyo: blackouts but no tsunami warning
- Oct, 07, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Dynamic Loads Structural Behavior Structural Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
No reports of major damage, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said, after the strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, which jolted Tokyo late on Thursday, October 7th, 2021. The quake ca...
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Researchers develop new ultra-resistant and self-repairing concrete materials
- Sep, 30, 2021
- Concrete Structures Structure Reinforcement Standards And Design Codes Structural Stability News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
New ultra-resistant and self-repairing concrete materials have been designed by a team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Politecnico di Milano. In cracking situations, the ne...
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Milan: Fire in a 20-storey residential tower block
- Aug, 29, 2021
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- Italy, Milan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 20-storey building in Milan, on the southern outskirts of the capital of the Lombardy region, burst in flames on Sunday 29th of August while 30 residents were in their apartments. The fire started...
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Urgent evacuation for Miami Towers residents
- Aug, 13, 2021
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Stability News On Failures
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The residents of Miami Towers which is located at Oklahoma are forced to evacuate the building within 24 hours. Last month the city inspectors held a meeting in order to determine if the building was...
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Parthenon: Triple anti-seismic protection and brilliant engineering
- Jul, 28, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Foundations Structural Stability
- Greece, Athens
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Parthenon is one of the most iconic structures in the history of Western civilization. On Acropolis Hill in Athens, Parthenon stands more than 2.500 years. For decades it has survived a large num...
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Engineering concepts behind the stability of famous masonry domes confirmed
- May, 26, 2020
- Masonry Structures Domes (Structure) Structural Stability News On Research / Academia
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Research conducted at Princeton University and the University of Bergamo unearths the technical secrets behind famous self-supporting masonry domes such as the dome of the duomo of Maria del Fiore in...
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