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China hospital projects to treat coronavirus victims to be completed in 10 days
The Chinese government aims to complete 2 hospitals to treat coronavirus victims in just 10 days. The facilities are currently being constructed in Wuhan, the city where the virus spread. The intent...
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India demolishes skyscrapers that infringed environmental regulations
Officials decided to demolish 2 skyscrapers in India as they did not comply with the existing environmental codes. The skyscrapers were located in the municipality of Maradu, in the Kerala state of...
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Wind turbines destroyed in Evia, Greece
- Jan, 13, 2020
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other Structural
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Wind turbines came crashing down due to high winds in Evia, the second-largest island in Greece. Several wind turbines (their exact number was not announced) collapsed and fell into the ground. The...
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Intelligent infrastructure project reduces failure risk
A brand-new Intelligent Project that will be able to prevent infrastructure failures is currently being developed at Purdue University, Indiana. Evidence shows that infrastructure deterioratio...
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Massive blaze in Bolton's student building: 2 injured
- Nov, 17, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other Structural
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A massive fire engulfed a building that accommodated students in Bolton, United Kingdom, resulting in 2 injuries. The fire initiated at the 6th (top) floor of the building and rapidly spread along...
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Devastating Tornado Leaves Path of Destruction
- Nov, 20, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other Structural
- Illinois, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The storm system that swept across the Midwest on Sunday night left 8 people dead and thousands of people homeless. The storm claimed 6 lives in Illinois and 2 in Michigan. According to th...
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1900+ km Long, $15.5 Billion Gulf Rail Project to Link 6 Gulf Nations
A start date of late 2014 was announced on Tuesday for the construction of the Gulf Railway Network Project. The rail line will connect the six gulf nations of Oman, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain,...
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