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Railway construction site collapsed: at least 13 workers remain missing
- Dec, 04, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- China, Jiangmen
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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
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- 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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Structural Engineering News Recap of November 2024
- Dec, 03, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Reliability Wind Engineering Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Bridge Design Bridge Management Bridges Load Factors Structural Loads Structural Behavior
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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 November 2024. Namely, these...
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New €120 Million Project for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring to Launch in Greece
- Nov, 28, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Abutments Bridge Design Bridges Structural Health Monitoring Damage (Structural) Load Factors Structural Control Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
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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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Bridge, built for 5-ton capacity, collapsed when loaded with 30-ton truck
- Nov, 13, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Bridges Load Factors Structural Stability Structural Behavior Structural Loads News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Vietnam
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A bridge in An Giang Province’s Mekong Delta, designed to support a maximum load of five tons, collapsed on Wednesday, November 13, after a heavily overloaded truck attempted to cross it. The inciden...
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: 13 fatalities due to building collapse
- Nov, 16, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, November 16, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m. local time, a four-storey building collapsed in the Kariakoo market area of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial hub. The incident resulted...
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Major damage in Cuba due to last week’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake
- Nov, 10, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Cuba
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Last week, on Sunday 10 November just before 12:00 local time, a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Cuba, at the eastern coast. The quake affected several areas and caused major damages. The island...
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Two fatalities due to massive explosion in commercial facility in Louisville
- Nov, 13, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Blasting Effects Structural Reliability Structural Stability Structural Behavior News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Kentucky, Louisville
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On Tuesday, November 12, around 3 p.m. local time, an enormous explosion occurred at the Givaudan Sense Colour plant, a commercial facility located in Louisville, Kentucky. The blast resulted in the...
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India: A three-storey building (under renovation) collapsed
- Nov, 08, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- India, Bangarapet
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On Friday, November 8, a three-storey building near Dandu Road in Bangarapet, Kolar district, Karnataka, collapsed. The building, and specifically its ground floor, was under renovation. According to...
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Sri Lanka: Five buildings located in the same road collapsed
- Oct, 30, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Sri Lanka
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On October 30, multiple buildings collapsed at the same time at Galle Road, which is located in Panadura, Sri Lanka. Specifically, five two-storey buildings in total collapsed after work on the drain...
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