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A powerful 7.3 magnitude struck Vanuatu: at least 14 fatalities
- Dec, 17, 2024
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- Vanuatu
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On Tuesday December 17, a strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Vanuatu resulting in the death of at least 14 people, while hundreds were injured and many other are still trapped beneath d...
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Mumbai: four-storey building collapsed highlighting the deterioration of city’s infrastructure
- Dec, 13, 2024
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- India, Mumbai
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, December 13, at approximately 12:06 a.m. local time, a four-story building in Bhendi Bazaar, Mumbai, partially collapsed. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported, as the build...
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Construction of the tallest building in the US delayed due to flight safety concerns
- Dec, 13, 2024
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The Legends Tower in Oklahoma City is facing delays due to concerns over flight safety. Planned to rise to a height of 581 meters - 40 meters taller than New York's World Trade Center, the current ta...
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Traffic restored on Armenia's longest bridge
- Dec, 11, 2024
- Bridges Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Standards And Design Codes Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Armenia, Yerevan
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The "Road Department" Fund, Armenia's primary authority for managing transport infrastructure projects, has announced the reopening of traffic on the Nor-Hachin Bridge, the longest bridge in the coun...
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Building collapse in Cairo: at least 8 fatalities
- Dec, 10, 2024
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- Egypt, Cairo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday, December 10, an apartment building collapsed in Egypt's capital, Cairo, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people, according to authorities. The Health Ministry reported that three...
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Railway construction site collapsed: at least 13 workers remain missing
- Dec, 04, 2024
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- China, Jiangmen
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday, December 4, around 11 p.m. local time, a railway construction site in southern China collapsed, leaving 13 workers missing after the ground suddenly gave way. Authorities announced that...
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Wall Collapsed in North-Eastern Perth: One Fatality and One Severely Injured
- Dec, 05, 2024
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- Australia, Perth
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A tragic event occurred in north-eastern Perth at a construction site in the Inglewood suburb, where a man lost his life after a wall collapse. Another individual sustained severe injuries and was tr...
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Fehmarn Belt Tunnel: Europe’s groundbreaking gateway beneath the sea
- Dec, 05, 2024
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- Germany, Fehmarn
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The world’s longest and deepest underwater tunnel, which will connect Germany and Denmark, is currently under construction. Upon completion, the tunnel, with a total cost of €10 billion, will span 18...
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Νew pedestrian and cycling bridge over the River Kennet
- Dec, 02, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridges Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
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The fifth phase for the Reading's South Reading Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme took place on November 23, with the installation of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Kennet. For this pu...
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New €120 Million Project for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring to Launch in Greece
- Nov, 28, 2024
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A new project, worth €120 million, is set to begin in Greece, initiated by three contractors. This project aims to revolutionize the health monitoring industry by providing real-time assessments of t...
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