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Road and retaining wall failure in India: 12 vehicles damaged
- Apr, 24, 2020
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- India, Bengaluru
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Twelve vehicles, including cars and bikes, were reported damaged after a double failure of a retaining wall and a road occurred in Bengaluru, India. Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka state locate...
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Bridge collapses in Italy: Concerns about the country's poor infrastructure conditions
- Apr, 08, 2020
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- Italy, Aulla
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A suspension bridge suddenly collapsed near the town of Aulla in northern Italy but, fortunately, no victims were reported. More than 1,5 years after the dramatic failure of the Morandi bridge in Ge...
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Building explosion in Moscow: At least 3 casualties
- Apr, 04, 2020
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- Russia, Orekhovo-Zuyevo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least 3 people have been reported dead after a gas explosion in a residential building near Moscow, Russia. The incident happened on Saturday, April 4, 2020. The 5-story building is located in Ore...
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West Seattle Bridge closed after persistent crack propagation
- Apr, 23, 2020
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- United States, Washington, Seattle
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A typical inspection at the West Seattle Bridge found intense cracking of the structure's framework and the facility was immediately closed. The West Seattle bridge (officially named as the Jeanette...
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Retaining wall failure in McDonald's restaurant, Minnesota
- Mar, 10, 2020
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- United States, Minnesota, Duluth
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A retaining wall outside of a McDonald's restaurant in Minnesota partially collapsed. The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The restaurant is located on 21st Avenue East and London Road i...
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Pedestrian bridge partially collapses in Detroit
- Mar, 27, 2020
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- United States, Michigan, Birmingham
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A pedestrian bridge in Detroit partially collapsed on March 27, 2020. The structure is located at Interstate-94 (I-94) near Townsend Avenue. The bridge was impacted by a truck early in the morning an...
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At least 10 people dead after coronavirus quarantine hotel failure in China
- Mar, 07, 2020
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- China, Quanzhou
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least 10 people have been reported dead after a hotel, utilized as a quarantine facility for coronavirus, collapsed in China. The failure occurred on Saturday, March 7, 2020, in the city of Quanzh...
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16 fatalities following building failure in Pakistan
- Mar, 05, 2020
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- Pakistan, Karachi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least 16 people have been reported dead after a building failure in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan. The failure occurred on March 5, 2020. The structure was located in Karachi’s central dis...
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Building collapses on top of adjacent structure in Toronto
- Feb, 27, 2020
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- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A building under construction collapsed on top of another structure in Toronto, Canada. The incident occurred on February 27, 2020. The causes of the collapse have not been identified yet but probabl...
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Pier partial collapse during construction works in England
- Feb, 14, 2020
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- United Kingdom
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Part of the Clacton Pier located in the town of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex County, southeast England, collapsed during construction works. The Pier is accountable for Clacton being one of the top seaside...
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