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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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Miami Building Collapse update: death toll up to 36 - remainder of the building comes down in controlled demolition
- Jul, 07, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural)
- United States, Florida, Miami
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday, July 4th, at about 10:30 p.m. the standing portion of the 40-year-old building was demolished in order to allow rescue teams to search the area uneventfully. This action was essential in o...
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Investigation undertaken by NIST on Florida’s building collapse
- Jun, 24, 2021
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- United States, Florida, Miami
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced it would launch a full technical investigation into what caused the partial collapse of the Champlain...
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Miami: 12-storey building collapses, dozens under the debris
- Jun, 28, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural)
- United States, Florida, Miami
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 12-storey residential building north of Miami has collapsed, trapping people under a pile of rubble. Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors in the debris. Here's what we know about what...
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Forensic engineering attempts to find causes of Mexico City metro bridge collapse
- Jun, 01, 2021
- Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Mexico
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Forensic assessment of the causes behind the deadly collapse of Line 12 rail bridge in Mexico City is under way. The accident, which occurred near the Olivos station in the working-class neighb...
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Closure of I-40 bridge in Memphis after cracks appear
- May, 26, 2021
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Structural Health Monitoring Beams Trusses Steel Structures Structural Analysis Fatigue Structural Behavior Repair And Retrofit Of Structures
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) released photos of a crack on the Hernando de Soto Bridge. The structure is part of Interstate 40 crossing the Mississippi River at Memphis. The br...
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Two powerful earthquakes hit China: Reports of 3 people dead
- May, 24, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China, Dali
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Two separate, strong earthquakes that struck in China have resulted in, at least, 3 fatalities. The 2 seismic shocks occurred within a 5 hour time period on May 21, 2021. The first one (M 6.1) stru...
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Building collapses in Istanbul
- May, 13, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Health Monitoring Concrete Structures News On Failures
- Turkey, Zeytinburnu
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
No casualties were reported after a five-story residential building collapsed on the morning hours of Thursday May 6th 2021, in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district. The residents had the opportunity...
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Metro overpass collapse in Mexico City kills 24
- May, 05, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Bridges News On Failures
- Mexico
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A collapse of a subway overpass in Mexico City resulted in a least 24 deaths and more than 70 injuries. The accident occurred around 10:25 p.m. on Monday, May 3rd, along Line 12 of the metro s...
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