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New Genoa bridge near completion despite the covid-19 lockdown
- Apr, 28, 2020
- Bridge Design Bridges Steel Structures Concrete Structures Bridge Management News On Events
- Italy, Genoa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The final span of the new Genoa bridge was slotted into place on 28th of April, two years after the collapse of Morandi Bridge, offering a ray of hope during the coronavirus crisis. The new, over o...
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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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Massive concrete umbrellas to be used as a coastal shield
- Apr, 02, 2020
- Structural Design Dynamic Loads Shells Concrete Structures News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Scientists from the University of Princeton in New Jersey, have introduced a radical structural system that could protect coastal areas from extreme weather phenomena. The researchers have published...
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Pedestrian bridge partially collapses in Detroit
- Mar, 27, 2020
- Bridges Concrete Structures Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- United States, Michigan, Birmingham
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A pedestrian bridge in Detroit partially collapsed on March 27, 2020. The structure is located at Interstate-94 (I-94) near Townsend Avenue. The bridge was impacted by a truck early in the morning an...
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The leaning tower of...Dallas
- Feb, 16, 2020
- Concrete Structures Blasting Effects News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Texas, Dallas
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A former Affiliated Computer Services building in Dallas "refused" to collapse during demolition works. Now, it is known as the "Leaning Tower of Dallas". On February 16, 2020, a demolition was condu...
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