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Kuwait: A six-storey building collapsed during demolition process
- Aug, 21, 2024
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- Kuwait
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday 21st of August, approximately 9:30 p.m. local time, a six-storey building collapsed at the Jabriya area of Kuwait. According to authorities, the building collapsed in the wrong direction...
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Australia: plans for the construction of the first 3D-printed social housing units
- Aug, 23, 2024
- Concrete Structures Other Structural Structural Design Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Australia, Dubbo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
It is widely known how revolutionary is the technology of 3D-printing. More and more 3D-printed projects are going to be constructed around the world, while others have been already completed. A new...
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France: A virtual map of Paris demonstrates the age of buildings
- Aug, 22, 2024
- Masonry Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- France, Paris
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Researchers in France created a map named BatiParis that illustrates the city buildings categorized them according to their age. In fact, Batiparis is a detailed representation that showcases the cit...
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US-Canada Borders: The bridge that spans over the border collapsed
- Aug, 14, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Canada, Rainy River
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On August 14, 2024, the rail lift bridge located near the International Falls Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario and is spanning above US-Canada boarder collapsed. Authorities stated that the repai...
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Rio- Antirrio Bridge, Greece: The marvelous engineering project that connects Peloponnese and central Greece
- Aug, 20, 2024
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- Greece
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
One of the most emblematic bridges in Greece is the Rio-Antirrio Bridge named Charilaos Trikoupis bridge in honor of 19th century prime minister of Greece. He had had envisioned the opportunities tha...
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Russia: Volcano eruption followed a 7.4 magnitude earthquake
- Aug, 18, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- Russia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred on August 18th at 6:10a.m. local time near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicent...
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Tanzania: They plan to construct about 50 3D-earth printed buildings
- Aug, 14, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Structural Systems Soil Structures Sustainable Development Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Tanzania, Kibaha
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Today, the construction industry is characterized by the continuously increasing use of 3D-printing technology. Therefore, 3D-printing technology has seen substantial advancements. Until recently, en...
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Japan: 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred on Thursday raising warnings for tsunami
- Aug, 08, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday 8th of August, the authorities of Japan, for the first time in their history predicted the possibility of a strong earthquake to strike. Therefore, they issued a warning to inform the civ...
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Kröv, Germany: Hotel collapsed during renovation and killed 2 people
- Aug, 06, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Germany, Kröv
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A catastrophic building collapse occurred on Tuesday around 10:55 p.m. local time resulting in 2 deaths while several others were injured. The hotel Reichsschenke Zum Ritter Götz that partially colla...
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Zero-cement concrete will reduce the environmental impact in construction industry
- Aug, 08, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Structural Reliability Sustainable Development Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
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Due to the climate crisis and the high CO2 emissions of concrete, engineers and scientists are seeking an alternative construction material which will be more environmentally friendly and will reduce...
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