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Precast and prefabricated concrete structures: What is the difference?
- Feb, 24, 2023
- Concrete Structures Slabs Walls Structural Design Performance-Based Design News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Over the last few decades, precast and prefabricated concrete structures have become prevalent in the construction industry, used in a variety of projects. Concrete slabs, pillars, beams, and walls m...
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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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Building walls with demolition waste - the poetry of Cyclopean concrete
- Sep, 16, 2022
- Concrete Structures Sustainable Development Structure Reinforcement Structural Behavior News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News Walls Thin Wall Structures
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ancient cyclopean walls were built by overlapping raw stones, supported one on the other, without the use of mortar. The name derives from the Cyclops, the giants of Greek mythology, as their constru...
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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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Retaining wall failure in McDonald's restaurant, Minnesota
- Mar, 10, 2020
- Walls Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- United States, Minnesota, Duluth
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A retaining wall outside of a McDonald's restaurant in Minnesota partially collapsed. The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The restaurant is located on 21st Avenue East and London Road i...
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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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