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Bridge collapse in Colombia: 2 fatalities, 15 people injured
- Apr, 12, 2023
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- Colombia, Texas, West Columbia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Authorities in Colombia are investigating the reason behind a bridge collapse in the western part of the country that killed two police officers. Four trucks fell into the void during the incident, r...
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Bengaluru: country’s first 3D-printed post office
- Apr, 10, 2023
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- India, Bengaluru
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
3D printing technology will be used for Bengaluru’s first post office; a building of 1,100sqft. Larsen & Toubro, which has experience in creating 3D-printed buildings, is implementing the project...
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Marseille building collapse: at least six fatalities
- Apr, 09, 2023
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- France, Marseille
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An explosion destroyed a four-story apartment building in Marseille, a city in southern France. The explosion took place on Sunday at 00:49 local time (22:49 GMT on Saturday). Investigators are looki...
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Iraq intends to build 19 bridges in Baghdad
- Apr, 03, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- Iraq, Baghdad
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
According to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the Iraqi Parliament's Services and Construction Committee announced on Monday that it would build 19 bridges in Baghdad, the country's capital. Furthermore,...
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Strong earthquake hits northeastern Papua New Guinea
- Apr, 03, 2023
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- Papua New Guinea
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Papua New Guinea early on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred just after 4:00am local time, 62 kilometers beneath the surf...
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Slab collapses in Goa's Mapusa: 5 workers injured
- Apr, 03, 2023
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- India, Mapusa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A concrete slab of an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday in Mapusa, injuring five workers. An eyewitness report stated that the incident happened at 12.30 on Sunday afternoon in the vici...
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Serious cracks forced the closure of the Servia Bridge in northern Greece
- Mar, 21, 2023
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Structural Reliability Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Greece, Kozani
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Following major cracks in four tendons between the sixth and seventh piers, the Servia Bridge in Western Macedonia in northern Greece, has been closed to all vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons. T...
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A bridge in Bhoranj collapsed hours after the shutters were removed
- Mar, 31, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- India, Bhoranj
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge, that was still being built, collapsed close to the village of Jahu in the Public Works Department's (PWD) Bhoranj district. No employees were on the scene when the incident occurred, and fo...
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6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Central Chile
- Mar, 30, 2023
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- Chile
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Central Chilean coast was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on Thursday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at 11:03pm (IST) at a depth of 10 kilom...
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