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Wall collapses in Traverse City: 4 people injured
- May, 19, 2020
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- United States, Michigan, Traverse City
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A brick wall collapsed at a construction site at Traverse City, causing four injuries, one of them very severe. The accident occurred around 9 a.m. on Tuesday 19th of May, when one of the three struc...
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Evacuation around West Seattle Bridge
- May, 11, 2020
- Bridges Bridge Management Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Repair And Retrofit Of Structures
- United States, Washington, Seattle
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Damaged West Seattle Bridge leads to emergency evacuation of an entire region around it. The region called “fall zone” constitutes of a non-residential area, within which parts from the bridge might...
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Building partially collapses in Philippines: 2 people injured
- Apr, 30, 2020
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- Philippines, Makati
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Fortunately, no fatalities were reported after a wall of a mixed-use building in the Philippines suddenly gave way. The SM Jazz Mall building is located in the city of Makati in Metro Manila, Philipp...
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8-story building gave way in Nigeria: At least 2 casualties
- Apr, 30, 2020
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- Nigeria, Owerri
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two people have been reported dead after an 8-story building collapsed in the city of Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The incident occurred on April 30, 2020. The building was under construction and was...
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Road and retaining wall failure in India: 12 vehicles damaged
- Apr, 24, 2020
- Structural Failures Walls Concrete Structures News On Failures
- India, Bengaluru
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Twelve vehicles, including cars and bikes, were reported damaged after a double failure of a retaining wall and a road occurred in Bengaluru, India. Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka state locate...
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Bridge collapses in Italy: Concerns about the country's poor infrastructure conditions
- Apr, 08, 2020
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- Italy, Aulla
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A suspension bridge suddenly collapsed near the town of Aulla in northern Italy but, fortunately, no victims were reported. More than 1,5 years after the dramatic failure of the Morandi bridge in Ge...
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At least 10 people dead after coronavirus quarantine hotel failure in China
- Mar, 07, 2020
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- China, Quanzhou
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least 10 people have been reported dead after a hotel, utilized as a quarantine facility for coronavirus, collapsed in China. The failure occurred on Saturday, March 7, 2020, in the city of Quanzh...
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Building collapses on top of adjacent structure in Toronto
- Feb, 27, 2020
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- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A building under construction collapsed on top of another structure in Toronto, Canada. The incident occurred on February 27, 2020. The causes of the collapse have not been identified yet but probabl...
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Pier partial collapse during construction works in England
- Feb, 14, 2020
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- United Kingdom
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Part of the Clacton Pier located in the town of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex County, southeast England, collapsed during construction works. The Pier is accountable for Clacton being one of the top seaside...
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Wall collapse in New York’s demolition site: 1 fatality
- Feb, 20, 2020
- Structural Failures Walls News On Failures
- United States, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A wall failure in a New York’s demolition site resulted in one fatality and one injury. The construction accident occurred in Queens, a municipality in New York, on February 20, 2020. The victims we...
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