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At least 14 killed after residential buildings collapse in Lebanon’s Tripoli
- Feb, 11, 2026
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- Lebanon, Tripoli
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At least 14 people have lost their lives, and several others have been injured after two connected buildings collapsed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, officials confirmed while on Monday, L...
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Partial parking garage collapse in Dearborn
- Feb, 06, 2026
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- United States, Michigan, Dearborn
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A man was rescued Friday night after becoming trapped when part of a parking garage collapsed in Dearborn, according to officials. The collapse occurred around 8:45 p.m. near West Outer Drive and Gar...
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Anambra engineers rally against quackery to prevent building collapses
- Feb, 01, 2026
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- Nigeria
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Civil engineers in Anambra State are once again sounding the alarm over building collapses, blaming the problem largely on unqualified individuals handling construction work. The Nigerian Institution...
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Finnish Startup Carbonaide raises $4.4M to turn concrete into a carbon sink
- Jan, 29, 2026
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- Finland
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Carbonaide, a startup based in Finland, has raised $4.4 million (€3.7 million) to grow its carbon-negative concrete business. The funding was led by existing investors, e.g. Vantaan Energia, Redstone...
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Concrete technology seen as key solution to Nigeria’s building collapse crisis
- Dec, 09, 2025
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- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Nigeria has experienced many cases of building collapse over the years, resulting in significant loss of lives and property. Data indicates that from 2010 to 2020, 48 buildings fell in major urban ar...
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Diamanti prototype bridge uses nine prefab 3D-printed concrete segments
- Oct, 31, 2025
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- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A modular 3D-printed concrete bridge, named Diamanti, has been unveiled at the Time, Space, Existence exhibition in Venice. The project is a collaboration led by the Polyhedral Structures Laboratory...
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Japan: The first railway 3D-printed building constructed within 2 hours
- Jul, 22, 2025
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- Japan
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On Tuesday, July 22, the first 3D-printed train station building was constructed at Hatsushima Station, located on the JR Kisei Main Line in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture. This ambitious project had bee...
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Portsmouth, Rhode Island: One fatality after building partially collapsed
- Jun, 07, 2025
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- United Kingdom, Portsmouth
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, June 7, around 5:30 p.m. local time, a building partially collapsed in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, resulting in the death of a teenager and injuring four others. One of the injured remains...
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The project of the Bridge Farm Bridge paused due to concrete problems
- Oct, 17, 2024
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On Wednesday 9th of October, Suffolk Highways announced that the replacement of the Bridge Farm Bridge at Stowlangtoft that is located on the A1088 has stopped. They stated that they discovered a str...
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MIT researchers developed glass bricks with the same strength as concrete blocks
- Sep, 23, 2024
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- United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
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Novel research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrates that 3D-printed glass bricks can be structurally sound, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional bricks and r...
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