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Building collapse in Surjani Town, Pakistan: one fatality and ten injuries
- Aug, 17, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Standards And Design Codes Structural Design Concrete Structures Structural Stability News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Pakistan, Karachi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An under-construction building in Surjani Town, Pakistan, collapsed. One person died and ten others sustained injuries, two of them in critical condition. According to details, a ground plus four-...
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Bridge in China cracks due to buckling under high temperatures
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Bridges Structural Failures Damage (Structural) News On Events News On Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Structure Reinforcement Buckling Structural Loads Other Structural
- China, Quanzhou
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In engineering, buckling is a failure mode characterized by a sudden failure of a structural member subjected to high compressive stresses, where the actual compressive stresses at failure are smalle...
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SkyCiv Releases Section Analysis Software
The cloud structural analysis software company SkyCiv this week announced it has added the ability to perform cross sectional analysis on sections. Being able to perform 2D analysis on your sections...
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Norway wooden bridge collapse: Drivers of two vehicles rescued
- Aug, 15, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Bridges Wood Structures Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Denmark, Copenhagen
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section. The drivers of both vehicles were rescued and...
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7.0-magnitude earthquake hit northern Philippines: at least four fatalities, 60 injuries
- Jul, 27, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Philippines
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). At least four people have died and 60 others were injured in the powerful earthquake that...
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Dasmariñas bridge collapse: eight fatalities - the body of last missing victim found
- Jul, 26, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Management Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Philippines, Dasmariñas
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Authorities found Thursday, July 28, the last missing victim in the collapse of a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV on Tuesday evening, July 26. On July 27, authorities...
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Foundations challenges and solution for the Boston University Center for Computer & Data Sciences project
- Aug, 01, 2022
- Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Massachusetts, Boston
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
With its unique, award-winning, design resembling a cantilevered stack of books, the Center for Computing & Data Sciences is a striking addition to Boston University’s Central Campus which is loc...
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Longest bridge in the Baltics: the estimated duration of the Neris bridge works is 2.5 years
- Jul, 22, 2022
- Bridge Design Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Design Other Structural Standards And Design Codes News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Lithuania, Jonava
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The bridge impinges on a site protected by the EU’s Natura 2000 ecological network, so work will not be carried out during fish migration and spawning. To avoid damage to the ecosystem, the bridge’s...
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Afghanistan earthquake: dozens injuries, hundreds of homes destroyed
- Jul, 19, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Afghanistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An overnight 5.1-magnitide earthquake in a remote southeastern region injured at least 44 people and destroyed 600 homes on Tuesday, Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said. The temblor jolted seve...
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Hydrogen Projects: How to design safer pipe stress models and support systems
- Jul, 20, 2022
- Structural Analysis Structural Design News On Projects / Industry News On Software
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In order the hydrogen to be distributed, appropriate systems are used. These systems usually comprise a set of hydrogen main headers (pipelines) working at different pressures and hydrogen purities....
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