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Combining Aesthetics and Statics: University of Siegen Explores Innovative Teaching Approaches
- Aug, 13, 2025
- Structural Analysis Structural Behavior Structural Design Structural Optimization News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Alexandros Tsavalas
The University of Siegen in Germany is taking a fresh approach to architectural and structural engineering education by integrating aesthetic design principles with structural logic. The initiative,...
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Magnitude 8.8 earthquake shook Russia: no fatalities - tsunami waves within Pacific Ring
- Jul, 30, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- Russia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday, July 30, a strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Russia. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred around 23:24:50 UTC, with its epicenter located 119 km...
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Trogir’s new footbridge awarded by the New Civil Engineer organization
- Jul, 17, 2025
- Bridge Management Bridge Abutments Bridge Design Bridges Structural Design Structural Optimization Steel Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Croatia, Trogir
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday, July 17, in London, a pedestrian bridge over the Foša channel—constructed in 2024 within an eight-month period—was honored as the International Bridge Project of the Year at the NCE Brid...
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India: Roof top collapsed resulting in 4 fatalities and many injuries
- Jul, 25, 2025
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Snow And Rain Loads Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- India
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, July 25, a catastrophic event occurred around 8:00 a.m. local time in Piplodi village, Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, India, when the roof of a government school unit collapsed, resulting i...
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Japan: The first railway 3D-printed building constructed within 2 hours
- Jul, 22, 2025
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Sustainable Development Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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Two significant quakes struck offshore Russia's Kamchatka: the initial warning for tsunami threat was later lifted
- Jul, 20, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- Russia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two significant earthquakes struck offshore near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday. The larger quake, with a magnitude of 7.4, had its epicenter approximately 115 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk...
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Mumbai: a 3-storey building collapsed - many injuries
- Jul, 18, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Structural Stability Structural Behavior Blasting Effects News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- India, Mumbai
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, July 18, a three-storey residential building collapsed in Mumbai's Bandra suburb, resulting in at least 12 injuries, with many others feared to be trapped beneath the debris. According to...
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Jacksonville: Bridge collapse during Fourth of July celebrations
- Jul, 04, 2025
- Bridge Management Bridge Abutments Bridge Design Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Load Factors Decks Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- United States, Florida, Jacksonville
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, July 4, during Fourth of July celebrations in Fernandina Beach near Jacksonville, a gangway bridge at the city marina collapsed, resulting in minor injuries and momentary panic among atten...
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Pakistan: Multi-storey building collapse results in at least 27 fatalities
- Jul, 04, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Load Factors Structure Types Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Pakistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, July 4, a multi-storey building collapsed in Karachi’s impoverished Lyari neighborhood, Pakistan. The five-storey structure's collapse resulted in at least 27 deaths, while nine others wer...
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Engineers Test Tallest Steel-Framed Building on Earthquake Simulator
- Jul, 11, 2025
- Structural Dynamics Structural Systems Steel Structures
- United States, California , San Diego
- Authored by: Alexandros Tsavalas
A 10-story cold-formed steel (CFS) structure—the tallest of its kind ever tested—underwent earthquake simulation tests at UC San Diego’s outdoor Shake Table. The goal was to assess the seismic perfor...
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