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Building Collapsed Like A House Of Cards In Belgium
- Sep, 21, 2015
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- Huy, Belgium
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The collapse of a building that housed a mobile store, caused panic in Huy, Belgium. The collapse of a building that housed a mobile store, caused panic in Huy, Belgium. The building, for unkn...
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Dozens Dead in Mecca
- Sep, 14, 2015
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- Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Dozens were killed in the carnage of the Grand Mosque of Mecca in the western part of Saudi Arabia, a few weeks before the annual Islamic pilgrimage. More than 107 people died while 238 were injured....
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Building in Madrid Collapsed
- Aug, 07, 2015
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- Madrid, Spain
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A four-storey building collapsed in Madrid neighborhood of Carabanchel, without injured people, since a few hours before the collapse they had been evacuated. A four-storey building collapsed in Ma...
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Top Worst Building Collapses
The sudden, horrifying collapse of huge buildings has caused countless tragedies throughout the history of humanity, stressing the importance of safe construction. The seemingly solid structures ar...
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The Collapse of Silver Bridge
- Jul, 24, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Ohio River, USA
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Silver Bridge was an eyebar suspension bridge which was built in 1928 and took its name for the color of aluminum paint. The bridge linked Point Pleasant (West Virginia) to Gallipoli (Ohio) and pa...
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6.5-Magnitude Earthquake in China's Xinjiang
- Jul, 03, 2015
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- Xinjiang, China
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit China's northwestern Xinjiang province, has claimed 6 lives and left 48 people injured today. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit China's northwestern Xinjiang p...
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Bridge Collapse In Ridgway, Elk County
- Jun, 22, 2015
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- Ridgway, Elk County, PA, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge collapsed in Ridgway, Elk County causing injuries to 3 construction workers, who were on the bridge during the accident. A bridge collapsed in Ridgway, Elk County causing injuries to 3 con...
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More Structural Problems for the Bay Bridge
- Jun, 12, 2015
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- San Francisco, CA
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was completed in 2013, took 12 years to build and cost $6.4 billion. It is the largest and most ambitious public works project in California history, in large part...
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Crane Drops A/C Unit 30 Stories
- Jun, 08, 2015
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- New York, New York, USA
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A heating and air-conditioning unit weighing several tons fell 30 stories to the ground last Sunday. The incident occurred in Midtown Manhattan after the unit came untethered from a crane lifting it t...
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Video: 66ft Long Wall Is Blown Down by High Winds
- May, 20, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Lanzhou City
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 66 foot long brick wall was blown down in China and this collapse, which occurred on a street in Lanzhou City, northwestern China, has claimed 2 lives and left 7 people injured. The t...
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