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Concrete roof collapse of industrial building in Singapore
- Aug, 22, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Singapore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday 22th of August at about 9:20 am, a concrete roof of an industrial building at 3013 Bedok Park E Bedok, partially collapsed. After the collapse, a team from the Singapore Civil Defence Force...
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Three-storey building collapsed in Spain
- Aug, 26, 2021
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- Spain
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday evening, August 25th, in the "Font Nova" housing estate in Peñíscola, about 130 kilometres northeast of Valencia, a three-storey apartment building collapsed. As a result, two people die...
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Building collapse in Egypt, at least 5 fatalities
- Aug, 20, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Events News On Failures
- Egypt
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday 20th of August, a five-floor building collapsed in downtown Damanhur city in Egypt's Beheira Province, state-run Ahram. As a result, five people lost their lives while two were injured. A...
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Haiti update: Tropical Storm Grace following the M7.2 earthquake
- Aug, 17, 2021
- Structural Failures Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Failures
- Haiti
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
After the 7.2 earthquake of Haiti the death toll rise to 1,419 while more than 6,900 people injured. The authorities can not estimate how many are still missing. The real challenge that rescue has...
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Urgent evacuation for Miami Towers residents
- Aug, 13, 2021
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Stability News On Failures
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The residents of Miami Towers which is located at Oklahoma are forced to evacuate the building within 24 hours. Last month the city inspectors held a meeting in order to determine if the building was...
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7.2 magnitude quake struck Haiti - at least 1,297 people killed, thousands injured, hundreds missing
- Aug, 14, 2021
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Earthquake Engineering News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Haiti
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A massive earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday August 14th, at 12:29 p.m. GMT, with 7.2 magnitude. The earthquake was about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 10 kilometers...
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The Hernando DeSoto Bridge reopened after three months – structural crack repaired
- Aug, 03, 2021
- Bridges Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Damage (Structural) News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Tennessee, Memphis
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
After nearly three months, since May 11 2021, the 3,3 miles-long Hernando DeSoto Bridge reopened to traffic in both directions. Last May, after a routine inspection, a structural crack was found. The...
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Massive 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Peru: at least 40 people injured
- Aug, 01, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) News On Events
- Peru
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hited Peru, near Sullana, Provincia de Sullana, Piura, around noon on Friday 30 July 2021 at 12:10 pm local time, as the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) report...
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Western Europe Floods update: Deaths up to 180, hundreds still missing
- Jul, 21, 2021
- Snow And Rain Loads Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Forensic Engineering
- Germany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Last week, heavy rainfall across central and western Europe caused rivers to burst their banks, leading to at least 180 deaths and hundreds of people missing. As floodwaters start to recede in the co...
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Catastrophic flooding in Germany
- Jul, 16, 2021
- Snow And Rain Loads Bridges Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Germany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Weather experts said rain in the regions of West Germany over a 24-hour period on July 14th has been unprecedented. More specifically, the weather system brought down 148 liters of rain per square m...
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