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North Carolina: a pedestrian bridge collapses, video reveals the arches collapsing
- Feb, 18, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Wood Structures Arches Wind Engineering News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena
- United States, North Carolina, Hickory
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The 40-ton arches that topped a bridge collapsed after strong winds and storms on February 18 in Hickory, North Carolina. A new video shows it happening. The incident happened overnight, and no one...
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Rinsdorf bridge was blasted by German engineers - a new record is marked
- Feb, 06, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Abutments Bridge Management Blasting Effects News On Events News On Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Rinsdorf viaduct on Germany's A45 autobahn near Wilnsdorf in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia was destroyed by demolition crews who used around 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of explosives on Sund...
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Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh hours before scheduled Biden visit to talk infrastructure
- Jan, 28, 2022
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- United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ten people were injured while no fatalities have been reported when a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, hours ahead of a previously scheduled visit to the city by President...
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Bennerley Viaduct reopens to public after five decades and £1.7m repairs
- Jan, 14, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Structural Design Structural Systems Trusses News On Events News On Projects / Industry Other News Steel Structures
- United Kingdom, Nottingham
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Bennerley Viaduct, a Victorian railway bridge which runs between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, has been in disrepair since 1968, and was the only UK structure on the 2020 World Monuments Watch list...
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Four people killed after ramp bridge partially collapses in China's Hubei province
- Dec, 18, 2021
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- China
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Four people were killed and eight others injured when a part of a ramp bridge in Ezhou City, central China's Hubei Province, tilted on one side on Saturday afternoon, as the local emergency managemen...
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A 5D platform for earthquake prevention and control
- Nov, 17, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Bridges News On Events News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Software News On Publications News On Research / Academia
- Taiwan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A five-dimensional (5D) smart city earthquake simulation platform was exhibited by its developer, the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE), at a press conference in Taipei o...
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Hammersmith Bridge: Rival design removes need for expensive strengthening
- Nov, 18, 2021
- Bridge Design Bridges Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Other Structural News On Events News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to motorists for more than two years after cracks appeared in its cast iron pedestals. It was closed entirely for 11 months amid fears that it could collapse, howev...
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Long Key Bridge in Florida is set to be replaced
- Oct, 21, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Design Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Florida
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The state Department of Transportation is planning to replace the Long Key Bridge, the second-longest in Florida Keys after the Seven Mile Bridge. It's officially named the Dante B. Fascell Bridge...
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Two historic footbridges collapse as River Annan level hits 50-year high
- Nov, 02, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Design Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Snow And Rain Loads Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- United Kingdom, Annan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two historic footbridges, the Diamond Jubilee Bridge and the Cuthbertson Memorial Bridge, located near Annan in the United Kingdom, have been washed away as the water levels at the River Annan hit a...
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Portal North Bridge project begins in New Jersey
- Oct, 26, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Events Other News
- United States, New Jersey
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Τηε five-and-a-half years construction will be funded by the US Department of Transportation, NJ Transit and Amtrak. The project concerns the Portal North Bridge and will start after several years of...
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