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Printout homes using new techniques: the rise of 3D-printed houses
- Aug, 18, 2021
- Structural Design Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Sustainable Development News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, California
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Palari Homes and Mighty Buildings company is using a new technique to build houses within 24 hours. They use 3-D printing to prefabricate house components and assemble them in a factory. The last two...
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House partially collapsed after a portable gas canister exploded in Chesterfield
- Aug, 22, 2021
- Blasting Effects Damage (Structural) News On Events News On Failures
- United Kingdom, Chesterfield
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At approximately 17:30 BST on Monday a portable gas canister exploded in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, causing the partial collapse of a house. Unfortunately, the blast caused the injury...
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Concrete roof collapse of industrial building in Singapore
- Aug, 22, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Singapore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday 22th of August at about 9:20 am, a concrete roof of an industrial building at 3013 Bedok Park E Bedok, partially collapsed. After the collapse, a team from the Singapore Civil Defence Force...
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Three-storey building collapsed in Spain
- Aug, 26, 2021
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- Spain
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday evening, August 25th, in the "Font Nova" housing estate in Peñíscola, about 130 kilometres northeast of Valencia, a three-storey apartment building collapsed. As a result, two people die...
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Building collapse in Egypt, at least 5 fatalities
- Aug, 20, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Events News On Failures
- Egypt
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday 20th of August, a five-floor building collapsed in downtown Damanhur city in Egypt's Beheira Province, state-run Ahram. As a result, five people lost their lives while two were injured. A...
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Seismometers providing crucial data on Haiti’s earthquake
- Aug, 24, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Structural Failures Seismic Effects News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Haiti
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010 which cost the lives of thousands of people, scientists develop a network of low cost seismometers. These seismometers are installed in places where...
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SkyCiv hosts Structural Engineering Hackathon!
- Aug, 25, 2021
- General Finite Element Programs News On Events
- Australia, Sydney
- Authored by: SkyCiv Engineering
SkyCiv to Hold a Structural Engineering Hackathon in 2021 Leading Structural Analysis and Design software SkyCiv, will be holding a Structural Engineering hackathon from October 6 - 9th 2021. The eve...
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For the second time within a year, the London landmark Tower Bridge stuck open due to a technical failure
- Aug, 10, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Failures News On Events News On Failures
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
For the second time within a year, after a mechanical failure in August 2020, the world-famous, landmark, London Tower Bridge remained stuck open again on August 10th, with cars and pedestrians unab...
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Vancouver fire hall achieves Zero Carbon emissions
- Aug, 06, 2021
- Structural Systems Structural Design News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
As the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building Program is on the act, the city of Vancouver face the challenge to build a structure that meets the design certification requirements of th...
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Off to a smooth start with Moretrench Industrial
Despite some regulatory delays, a major power plant modernization project in Florida got off to a smooth start on site, thanks to Keller company, Moretrench Industrial. View Latest Keller North Ameri...
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