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India’s Morbi bridge collapse
- Oct, 31, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Loads News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- India, Morbi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
More than 50 children are among 135 people killed in Sunday’s bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat state, according to a list of victims published by state authorities on Wednesday. Investigators ar...
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Bridge in China cracks due to buckling under high temperatures
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Bridges Structural Failures Damage (Structural) News On Events News On Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Structure Reinforcement Buckling Structural Loads Other Structural
- China, Quanzhou
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In engineering, buckling is a failure mode characterized by a sudden failure of a structural member subjected to high compressive stresses, where the actual compressive stresses at failure are smalle...
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The ‘thinnest’ concrete bridge in Southeast Asia
- Jul, 07, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Loads Structural Stability Structural Design Concrete Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The 30-metre-long Chalermphrakiart Bridge was built in the SCG head office compound in Bang Sue last year but the conglomerate announced the development only now to invite construction firms to learn...
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Guinness World Record for Vietnam's new glass bridge
- May, 28, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Loads Structural Stability Wind Engineering Structural Design News On Awards News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Vietnam
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Suspended approximately 492 feet above ground and measuring 2,073 feet in length, the glass bridge was a joint collaboration between local tourism authorities and a French construction company to rev...
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Sensors installed in Ottawa area to warn people of earthquakes
- May, 08, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural Structural Loads Damage (Structural) News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia Other News
- Canada, Ottawa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ottawa residents will one day receive a three- to 10-second advance warning of an earthquake before the ground starts shaking. Natural Resources Canada has been installing seismic sensors in the cap...
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Fire-damaged concrete structures: how do we know when to fix or rebuild a concrete structure after a fire?
- Nov, 15, 2021
- Concrete Structures Structural Loads Structural Behavior Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Structural Failures Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia News On Awards Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Generally, when concrete is exposed to intense fire, materials in the concrete can decompose, and consequently there is a reduction in strength. Nevertheless, there is not a widely accepted method fo...
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A 73-storey skyscraper evacuated after intense shaking in China
- May, 19, 2021
- Structural Dynamics Vibration And Damping Dynamic Loads Structural Loads News On Projects / Industry
- China, Shenzhen
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A 73-storey skyscraper was evacuated on May 18th in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen when it began to sway. Local authorities still do not know what caused the over 300 meters high building...
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Solution under way for Golden Gate Bridge “humming”
- May, 17, 2021
- Bridges Wind Engineering Wind Tunnel Structural Loads News On Failures
- United States, California , San Francisco
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
For the past 12 months, windy days in and around San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge have been characterized by a loud ‘humming’ noise. The iconic structure started emanating the eerie hum fol...
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Building collapses on top of adjacent structure in Toronto
- Feb, 27, 2020
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Loads News On Failures
- 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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