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Mumbai: four-storey building collapsed highlighting the deterioration of city’s infrastructure
- Dec, 13, 2024
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- India, Mumbai
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On Friday, December 13, at approximately 12:06 a.m. local time, a four-story building in Bhendi Bazaar, Mumbai, partially collapsed. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported, as the build...
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Construction of the tallest building in the US delayed due to flight safety concerns
- Dec, 13, 2024
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The Legends Tower in Oklahoma City is facing delays due to concerns over flight safety. Planned to rise to a height of 581 meters - 40 meters taller than New York's World Trade Center, the current ta...
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Traffic restored on Armenia's longest bridge
- Dec, 11, 2024
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- Armenia, Yerevan
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The "Road Department" Fund, Armenia's primary authority for managing transport infrastructure projects, has announced the reopening of traffic on the Nor-Hachin Bridge, the longest bridge in the coun...
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Building collapse in Cairo: at least 8 fatalities
- Dec, 10, 2024
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- Egypt, Cairo
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On Tuesday, December 10, an apartment building collapsed in Egypt's capital, Cairo, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people, according to authorities. The Health Ministry reported that three...
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Railway construction site collapsed: at least 13 workers remain missing
- Dec, 04, 2024
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- China, Jiangmen
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On Wednesday, December 4, around 11 p.m. local time, a railway construction site in southern China collapsed, leaving 13 workers missing after the ground suddenly gave way. Authorities announced that...
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Port Mann Water Main Supply Tunnel
- Dec, 06, 2024
- Foundations Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Washington, Vancouver
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Keller developed a liquid nitrogen ground freezing solution that allowed for safe access to inspect and repair the tunnel boring machine (TBM) cutter head that experienced mechanical failure during m...
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Wall Collapsed in North-Eastern Perth: One Fatality and One Severely Injured
- Dec, 05, 2024
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- Australia, Perth
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A tragic event occurred in north-eastern Perth at a construction site in the Inglewood suburb, where a man lost his life after a wall collapse. Another individual sustained severe injuries and was tr...
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Fehmarn Belt Tunnel: Europe’s groundbreaking gateway beneath the sea
- Dec, 05, 2024
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- Germany, Fehmarn
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The world’s longest and deepest underwater tunnel, which will connect Germany and Denmark, is currently under construction. Upon completion, the tunnel, with a total cost of €10 billion, will span 18...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of November 2024
- Dec, 03, 2024
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You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of November 2024. Namely, these...
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Νew pedestrian and cycling bridge over the River Kennet
- Dec, 02, 2024
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- United Kingdom
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The fifth phase for the Reading's South Reading Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme took place on November 23, with the installation of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Kennet. For this pu...
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