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How the historic Salt Lake Temple is being seismically retrofitted
- Oct, 09, 2026
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- United States, Utah, Salt Lake City
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A major project has begun at the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, where extensive renovation and seismic strengthening work is underway. The work includes the installation of a base isolation...
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Update: six fatalities as a result of the explosion in Plaka, Athens
- Sep, 25, 2026
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- Greece, Athens
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The death toll from the powerful explosion that caused a two-storey building to collapse in central Athens rose to six on Saturday afternoon, after rescue crews recovered what are believed to be the f...
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University of Oregon reopens historic halls After $96 million seismic and structural upgrade
- Oct, 07, 2025
- Masonry Structures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Oregon, Eugene
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The University of Oregon has reopened its two oldest campus buildings, University Hall (formerly Deady Hall) and Villard Hall, after a sweeping structural and system upgrade that spanned approximatel...
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Shinnston, West Virginia, USA: Abandoned multi-story building collapsed
- Jun, 22, 2025
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- United States, West Virginia, Shinnston
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday, June 22, at approximately 10:07 a.m. Eastern Time, a multi-story building partially collapsed on Hood Avenue in Shinnston, located in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA. According to Came...
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The 400-years-old wall of the Rajgarh Fort partially collapsed in Madhya Pradesh: at least 7 fatalities
- Sep, 12, 2024
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- India
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The wall of the Rajgarh Fort in Datia, India partially collapsed on Thursday, September 12 approximately at 4 a.m. local time, resulting in at least 7 casualties while 2 others were injured. It is sa...
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France: A virtual map of Paris demonstrates the age of buildings
- Aug, 22, 2024
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- France, Paris
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Researchers in France created a map named BatiParis that illustrates the city buildings categorized them according to their age. In fact, Batiparis is a detailed representation that showcases the cit...
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Albany: Multiple buildings were damaged due to storm
- Jun, 20, 2024
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- United States, New York, Albany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday 20st of June, a catastrophic storm struck Albany’s Warehouse District around 5:30 p.m. local time. A four-storey 100 years old brick building partially collapsed. After the damage, the bu...
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Sustainable materials can be used in construction to decrease environmental pollution
- Apr, 30, 2024
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Efforts to reduce emissions in the building sector typically focus on operational aspects like heating and lighting. Now the attention is shifting towards the environmental impact of materials themse...
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De Bosset Bridge in Kefalonia, Greece: Europe’s longest stone bridge over the sea
- Apr, 25, 2024
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- Greece
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In Kefalonia, Greece, in 1813, Charles de Bosset, a Swiss engineer, recognized the need to connect Argostoli with the rest of the island, as until then, people could only reach the town by small boat...
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Piraeus, Greece: Masonry building collapse caused one fatality and three injuries
- Apr, 16, 2024
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- Greece, Piraeus
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday 16th of April, a building collapsed in the Pasalimani area of Piraeus. Due to the collapse one man lost his life while three others were injured. It is mentioned that the structure was und...
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