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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Ecuador: at least 16 fatalities
- Mar, 18, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Stability Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Ecuador
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon. Dozens were injured while at least 16 people lost their lives, according to authorities. The US National Weather Service repo...
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Building collapses in north Delhi due to fire
- Mar, 01, 2023
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- India, New Delhi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A big fire started on Wednesday inside a three-story private building on Roshanara Road in North Delhi. According to the authorities, the cause of the fire remains unknown while more than 100 firefig...
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The five tallest skyscrapers to be completed in 2023
- Dec, 21, 2022
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The moment where we look ahead to the tallest skyscrapers set to complete in 2023 has arrived! Comparing this list to last year's, there are some notable differences. China has dominated the skies fo...
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Portsmouth house collapse: Poor quality of the bricks may cause the partial collapse
- Jan, 05, 2023
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Design Structural Reliability Walls Structural Stability Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom, Virginia , Portsmouth
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A terraced house is believed to have collapsed due to the low grade bricks used to build it. The house in Langford Road, Portsmouth caved in on 7 December and caused the partial collapse of the home...
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The future of steel production and steel structure construction
- Nov, 27, 2022
- Steel Structures Other Structural Structural Stability Structural Behavior Standards And Design Codes News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
This article will explore four technologies that are helping shape the future of steel construction. It is no overstatement to say that steel production and construction are primary shapers of our re...
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The first building in Toronto, Canada to exceed 100 storeys.
- Nov, 08, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structural Stability Other Structural News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Toronto is in the midst of a historic skyscraper race, as two developments duke it out for the title of Canada's tallest building in a battle for the skies that evokes the colossal Depression-era New...
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Building collapse due to fire in Iraq's capital: at least 32 injuries
- Nov, 07, 2022
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- Iraq, Baghdad
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A commercial building in the capital of Iraq caught fire and then collapsed on Sunday, authorities and the state news agency reported. More than two dozen people were injured, including the head of I...
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The world’s first carbon concrete building constructed by researchers in Germany
- Nov, 10, 2022
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- Germany, Dresden
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The first building made of carbon-reinforced concrete was inaugurated in September after two and a half years of construction, is called the “Cube” and is located on the Dresden University of Technol...
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Michigan: world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open
- Oct, 15, 2022
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- United States, Michigan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open to sightseers in northern Michigan. For those willing to ride a chairlift to the mountain top and pay a fee of around $25, the bridge...
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Ηistoric downtown LaPorte building collapsed: investigators trying to determine the cause
- Oct, 27, 2022
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- United States, Indiana, South Bend
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Part of a three-story building more than a century old in downtown LaPorte collapsed Wednesday night. Fortunately, authorities said nobody was inside when about one-third of the front of the structur...
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