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Partial Building Collapse on Chicago's West Side: 1 Dead, 2 Injured
- Apr, 12, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Illinois, Chicago
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Chicago building officials are removing unstable parts of a Garfield Park home after a man died and two men were seriously injured when part of the home collapsed onto its front porch Tuesday. Chopp...
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Ladakh bridge collapse due to wind loading: four workers found dead, injured shifted to hospital
- Apr, 10, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Wind Engineering Bridges Structural Stability Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Ladakh
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Four workers were found dead under the debris of an under-construction bridge which collapsed in Nubra sub-division of Ladakh, officials said on Sunday. A section of the under-construction Shatse T...
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Building collapse south of Indianapolis: 2 workers injured
- Apr, 01, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A building under construction collapsed, injuring at least two construction workers, authorities said. The building was under construction in the town of Whiteland, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) s...
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5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Ecuador coast: damaged buildings, huge loss of property, no tsunami
- Mar, 28, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Behavior Structural Stability News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A huge loss of property was suffered when an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Ecuador coast on Saturday. Buildings were damaged and various electricity and light poles on the highway also fell due...
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6.7 Magnitude Earthquake hits Taiwan: bridge collapses
- Mar, 23, 2022
- Bridges Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Taiwan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan early on Wednesday. The quake rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge...
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3-storey building collapse in Kano, Nigeria: one dead, several injured
- Mar, 17, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Concrete Structures Structural Behavior Structural Stability Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Nigeria, Kano
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A three-storey building collapsed in Kano State, Nigeria on Thursday 17 March 2022. One person has been confirmed dead and several persons injured. It was reported that the storey building which is...
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A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan's Fukushima prefecture
- Mar, 16, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Structural Behavior Structural Stability News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Japan, Fukushima
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, cutting power to millions of homes and leading to a tsunami advisory being issued around the Fukushima prefecture, where a 2011 quake caused...
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Strong earthquakes shake Indonesia, Philippines: no tsunami threat, no serious damage
- Mar, 14, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Strong, shallow underwater earthquakes shook western Indonesia and the Philippine capital region on Monday, but no serious damage was reported and no tsunami warnings were issued. In Indonesia, a m...
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Surfside collapse: Florida fails to pass condo safety measures
- Mar, 12, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Structural Stability Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Other Structural Structural Behavior News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In the nine months since 98 people died in the collapse of a Surfside, Florida, condominium, state lawmakers have pledged to pass measures that could help avoid a similar disaster. Negotiations bet...
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Fern Hollow Bridge replacement; construction expected to begin in April
- Mar, 08, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Other Structural News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Failures Other News
- United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Less than two months after the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh, PennDOT officials are announcing that both design and construction efforts are underway to replace the bridge. The new str...
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