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One year after deadly Mississippi bridge collapse: hopes for reopening to restore traffic flow
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Bridges Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Mississippi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Exactly one year ago, the small town of D’Lo, Mississippi, was shaken by a devastating bridge collapse that claimed the lives of three construction workers and left four others critically injured. Th...
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Balcony collapse near University of Cincinnati: at least 10 injuries
- Oct, 17, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Load Factors Structural Stability Structural Behavior News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least ten people were injured, including one critically, after a third-floor balcony gave way Friday night at a housing complex near the University of Cincinnati, according to officials. Emergency...
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Grain bin collapse in Indiana caught on video, No injuries reported
- Oct, 15, 2025
- Structure Types Structural Stability News On Failures
- United States, Illinois, Martinton
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A grain elevator collapsed in Martinton, northern Iroquois County, in the early hours of Wednesday. Video footage captured the moment when a concrete grain bin failed, spilling grain and snapping pow...
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Burnaby housing project: Ottawa lends $763 million to build 1,300 rental units
- Oct, 17, 2025
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Other Structural Structural Stability Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services News On Awards Other News
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A $763-million low-interest loan from the federal government is helping to fund the construction of two large rental towers in Burnaby, a key part of Grosvenor’s three-block Brentwood Block redevelop...
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Blast at Bucharest apartment block kills 3, poses risk of collapse
- Oct, 17, 2025
- Other Structural Structural Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Romania, București
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Emergency services in Bucharest responded to a massive explosion at an apartment building that left three people dead and others injured, while raising concerns over possible structural collapse. T...
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Bentley Systems Announces Winners of the 2025 Going Digital Awards
- Oct, 17, 2025
- Structural Analysis Structural Design News On Projects / Industry News On Software News On Events News On Awards
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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the winners of the 2025 Going Digital Awards. The annual awards honor the extraordinary work of infrast...
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Bhopal road collapse: Farmers, poor drainage, and substandard work cited in preliminary report
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Structural Design News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 100-meter stretch of the Bhopal–Indore bypass collapsed on Monday October 13, forming a 30-foot-deep crater. The Madhya Pradesh government has established a three-member committee to investigate th...
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EPFL scientists develop hydrogel-based 3D printing that yields metals 20× stronger
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Structure Types Structural Design Structural Analysis News On Research / Academia
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Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne(EPFL) have developed an innovative additive manufacturing method that begins with hydrogels rather than metal-infused resins. The team’s ap...
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New 450m tower breaks ground in Dubai with rooftop infinity pool
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Structural Design Other Structural News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new skyscraper by Sobha Realty has officially broken ground in Dubai, rising to a height of 450 meters and featuring a sky-high infinity pool as one of its signature amenities. Situated in the So...
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Groundbreaking construction analysis SCA, alters the engineering field
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Structural Design Limit States Performance-Based Design Multiscale Methods Structural Control Wind Engineering Structural Analysis Nonlinear Analysis Other Structural Soft Computing Applications News On Research / Academia Other News
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David Sanderson, product manager for analysis and design at Trimble, believes accuracy has become the backbone of modern structural engineering. As buildings keep reaching new heights and complexity,...
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