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Five-storey building collapse in Egypt: at least six fatalities
- Jan, 08, 2023
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- Egypt, Cairo
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Building collapses are common in Egypt, where shoddy construction and a lack of maintenance are widespread in shantytowns, poor city neighborhoods and rural areas. At least six people were killed...
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7.6 magnitude quake hit Indonesia: tsunami warning lifted
- Jan, 10, 2023
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- Indonesia
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An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck Indonesia (Tanimbar islands) on Tuesday prompting panicked residents in the area to flee their homes, although a tsunami warning was lifted after three hours and...
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Hotel roof collapse in Turkey: dozens injured
- Jan, 08, 2023
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- Turkey, Kars
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At least 32 people were injured on Saturday in a hotel in the town of Sarikamis, in the northeastern province of Kars, Turkey when the roof of a hotel collapsed during a documentary screening. In p...
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Bridge collapses in Woodville, Mississippi; no injuries reported
- Dec, 30, 2022
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Australia, Florida, Woodville
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A bridge collapsed in Woodville, Mississippi, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Woodville is in the southwest corner of Mississippi, a few miles from the Louisiana border. The Wilkinson County Emergency Manag...
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Portsmouth house collapse: Poor quality of the bricks may cause the partial collapse
- Jan, 05, 2023
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- United Kingdom, Virginia , Portsmouth
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A terraced house is believed to have collapsed due to the low grade bricks used to build it. The house in Langford Road, Portsmouth caved in on 7 December and caused the partial collapse of the home...
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California: outages and damage were reported
- Jan, 02, 2023
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- United States, California
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California on Sunday for the second time in less than two weeks, causing power outages and damage, according to officials. The New Year's Day earthquake, w...
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Keller wins ABC New Orleans 2022 Excellence in Construction award
- Jan, 05, 2023
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Keller was contracted to install support of excavation for launch and receiving shafts to connect a 680-ft micro-tunnel in Avondale, LA. The tunnel would allow carrier pipes to pass under a 14-track...
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Video of Captivating Structural Engineering News in 2022
TheStructuralEngineer.info is pleased to launch a video with a selection of the most captivating news that were posted in 2022. Big things happened in 2022 at the Structural Engineering world as we p...
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Design & Construction of Tunnel and Underground Station at Krishna Park of Delhi Metro Phase IV
- Jan, 02, 2023
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- India, Delhi
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The Krishna Park project, located in a densely populated urban area, is part of the Delhi Metro Phase IV extension and includes structural design and construction of twin bore tunnels with cross pass...
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California: Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Northern California coast
- Dec, 20, 2022
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- United States, California
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled Northern California early Tuesday morning, causing some damage and leaving thousands without power in Humboldt County. The quake was reported at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday 1...
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