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Road and retaining wall failure in India: 12 vehicles damaged
- Apr, 24, 2020
- Structural Failures Walls Concrete Structures News On Failures
- India, Bengaluru
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Twelve vehicles, including cars and bikes, were reported damaged after a double failure of a retaining wall and a road occurred in Bengaluru, India. Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka state locate...
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0.5$ billion skyscraper in LA moves forward despite COVID-19 outburst
- Apr, 10, 2020
- Structural Design News On Projects / Industry
- United States, California , Los Angeles
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The developers of a 0.5$ billion skyscraper project in downtown Los Angeles are moving forward to the realization of the project despite the recession that will be caused by the COVID-19 outburst. Th...
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Renewable energy thrives during COVID-19 lockdown in Europe
- Apr, 10, 2020
- Other Structural News On Projects / Industry
- Europe
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
COVID-19 has highly affected electricity demand globally. When it comes to Europe, new data show that coal energy production plummets while renewable energy thrives. The coronavirus spread has caused...
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Bridge collapses in Italy: Concerns about the country's poor infrastructure conditions
- Apr, 08, 2020
- Bridge Management Structural Health Monitoring Structural Failures News On Failures
- Italy, Aulla
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A suspension bridge suddenly collapsed near the town of Aulla in northern Italy but, fortunately, no victims were reported. More than 1,5 years after the dramatic failure of the Morandi bridge in Ge...
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Building explosion in Moscow: At least 3 casualties
- Apr, 04, 2020
- Damage (Structural) Blasting Effects News On Failures
- Russia, Orekhovo-Zuyevo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least 3 people have been reported dead after a gas explosion in a residential building near Moscow, Russia. The incident happened on Saturday, April 4, 2020. The 5-story building is located in Ore...
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