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Wooden bridge collapsed in Biswanath flood
- Sep, 18, 2025
- Bridges Structural Behavior Structural Stability Snow And Rain Loads Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- India, Biswanath Charali
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The transportation situation has become critical in Sootea, Biswanath constituency, following the collapse of the wooden bridge linking Bokorapotta and Kuruwaati. The bridge, already weakened by age...
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Maryland authorities confirms that Chesapeake Bay Bridge is safe as a respond to viral social media photo that raised concerns
- Sep, 23, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Management News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Maryland, Annapolis
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has confirmed that the Chesapeake Bay Bridge remains structurally sound, following social media circulation of an image that suggested potential misalignm...
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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit India's northeast
- Sep, 14, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- India
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A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Assam in northeastern India on Sunday, shaking large parts of the region, officials reported. No damage was immediately reported. According to India’s National Cente...
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Indonesia building collapse: at least 3 fatalities and dozen injured
- Sep, 07, 2025
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- Indonesia
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At least three people lost their lives and dozens were injured after a building hosting a Quran recital collapsed on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Sunday (Sep 7), according to disaster officials...
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China: World's tallest bridge passes static and dynamic load tests
- Sep, 03, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural Structural Behavior Structural Stability Performance-Based Design Structural Reliability Stiffening Structural Loads Other News News On Awards News On Projects / Industry
- China
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China’s Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou Province has successfully passed a series of rigorous static and dynamic load tests ahead of its official opening. Over five days, engineers used 96 heavy tr...
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6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan: at least 800 fatalities
- Sep, 01, 2025
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- Afghanistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday at 23:47 local time (19:17 GMT), with its epicenter about 27 km from Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. The quake’s shallow depth of ju...
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Virar building collapse: 17 dead and 9 injured
- Aug, 26, 2025
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- India, Virar
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At least 17 people were killed and nine others injured when part of Ramabai Apartment in Virar East collapsed late Tuesday night. Officials said around 15–20 people were initially feared trapped unde...
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Structural Engineering Finalists in the 2025 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
- Aug, 28, 2025
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Bentley Systems, announced the finalists for structural engineering in the 2025 Going Digital Awards. The awards celebrate the extraordinary achievements of engineers and project teams in advancing i...
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Dozen earthquakes hit South Carolina in one week
- Aug, 25, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, South Carolina
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least a dozen small earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 1.7 to 3.0, occurred in South Carolina’s Greenwood County over the course of about a week, centered near Coronaca and Lake Greenwood. The So...
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New Release - STAAD.Pro 2025
- Aug, 25, 2025
- News On Software Structural Analysis Structural Design
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
This version adds great new functionality to improve efficiency for engineers around the world and has resolved numerous issues that have been reported. It is highly recommended that you adopt this v...
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