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Structural Engineering News Recap of September 2024
- Oct, 02, 2024
- Other Structural Damage (Structural) Bridges News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of September 2024. Namely, these...
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Buildings collapse in Nepal due to landslide (video)
- Oct, 02, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Snow And Rain Loads Structural Stability Structural Behavior News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Around 200 people have lost their lives, and widespread devastation has occurred in Nepal due to flooding and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains. Moreover, more than 100 people were injured, ac...
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New Delhi: five-storey building collapsed killing 4 people
- Sep, 18, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- India, New Delhi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday, September 18, around 9:00 a.m. local time a 60-year-old five-storey building collapsed in Bapa Nagar, near Karol Bagh in central Delhi resulting in four fatalities while 14 others were...
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Naples, Italy: A two-storey building collapsed killing two kids and their mother
- Sep, 22, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Italy
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday, September 22, a two-storey building collapsed in Naples, southern Italy, resulting in the death of 3 people while one person was trapped under the rubble. Two of the victims were kids, a 6...
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Dresden, Germany: Carola bridge collapsed, no injuries were reported
- Sep, 11, 2024
- Bridges Bridge Abutments Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Germany, Dresden
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday September 11, a bridge partially collapsed at Dresden, eastern Germany. Specifically, an approximately 100-meter-long piece of the 1971 Carola Bridge, which connects the historic old tow...
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A three- storey building collapsed in Lucknow killing 8 while 28 were injured
- Sep, 07, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- India, Lucknow
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, September 7, around 5 p.m. a three-storey building collapsed in Lucknow's Transport Nagar, resulting in the death of 8 people while at least 28 were injured. The injured were transferred...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of August 2024
- Sep, 03, 2024
- Other Structural Bridges Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Other News News On Failures
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of August 2024. Namely, these we...
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Singapore: Nanyang Technological University mass-timber building shows signs of mould
- Aug, 29, 2024
- Structural Failures Wood Structures Snow And Rain Loads Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Singapore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The building that hosts Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), known as Gaia and made of timber has shown signs of mould. As the spokesman of the university had stated mould appeared at...
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Montreal: Building collapses next to construction site after excavation
- Aug, 26, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Canada, Montreal
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A three-storey 1900’s building located in Saint- Henri, Montreal partially collapsed on Monday 26th of August. Montreal's firefighters promptly arrived at the site to investigate whether anyone was t...
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Kuwait: A six-storey building collapsed during demolition process
- Aug, 21, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Kuwait
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday 21st of August, approximately 9:30 p.m. local time, a six-storey building collapsed at the Jabriya area of Kuwait. According to authorities, the building collapsed in the wrong direction...
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