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Structural Engineering News Recap of March 2025
- Apr, 01, 2025
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Load Factors Wood Structures Wind Engineering Other Structural
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You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of March 2025. Namely, these wer...
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Porch roof collapse in Oakland injured 16
- Mar, 14, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Load Factors Wood Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- United States, California , Oakland
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On Friday, March 14, a porch roof collapsed during a house party in Oakland, near the University of Pittsburgh, injuring at least 16 people. The structure gave way and detached from the side of the h...
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Singapore: Nanyang Technological University mass-timber building shows signs of mould
- Aug, 29, 2024
- Structural Failures Wood Structures Snow And Rain Loads Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Singapore
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The building that hosts Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), known as Gaia and made of timber has shown signs of mould. As the spokesman of the university had stated mould appeared at...
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Sustainable materials can be used in construction to decrease environmental pollution
- Apr, 30, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Performance-Based Design Load Factors Structure Reinforcement Structure Types Masonry Structures Wood Structures Composite Structures Concrete Structures Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Products & Services Other News
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Efforts to reduce emissions in the building sector typically focus on operational aspects like heating and lighting. Now the attention is shifting towards the environmental impact of materials themse...
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Structural damage of wooden pedestrian bridge due to fire
- Apr, 11, 2024
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Wood Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Canada, Saskatoon
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On Thursday 11th of April, a wooden pedestrian walkway in Gabriel Dumont Park caught fire. The Saskatoon firefighters reported that the fire caused significant damage to the structure. According to t...
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China: New bridge at Kang County combines transportation and architectural aspects
- Mar, 28, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridges Structural Optimization Wood Structures Composite Structures Concrete Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Utah, Longnan
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The renovation of an old bridge situated in the heart of Kang County, at Gansu Province, was completed in 2023 by the 3andwich Design / He Wei Studio architect companies. The new bridge aims to reduc...
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British Columbia expands the use of mass timber in buildings proposing changes to the building code
- Dec, 11, 2023
- Standards And Design Codes Wood Structures Performance-Based Design Expert Witness Other Structural News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services Other News
- Canada
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British Columbia is set to expand the use of mass timber in construction, proposing changes to the building code and aiming to facilitate the construction of tall buildings and foster resilient commu...
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Timber structure built by pre-sapiens carpenters was discovered by researchers
- Sep, 25, 2023
- Structural Design Wood Structures Performance-Based Design Structural Behavior Structural Stability Other Structural News On Products & Services Other News
- Zambia
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The world's oldest known timber structure was excavated at Kalambo Falls in Zambia. Archaeologists found this structure, which was constructed by humans prior to the emergence of Homo sapiens as a di...
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The tallest timber buildings in the world
- Mar, 03, 2023
- Wood Structures News On Awards News On Projects / Industry
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Timber structures are rising in height around the world. Five planned or recently finished projects are presented here considering their location and their height. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 86.6m T...
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Two buildings collapsed in Alaska during the weekend
- Mar, 04, 2023
- Roofs Structural Failures Wood Structures Snow And Rain Loads News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Alaska, Anchorage
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The roofs of two commercial buildings collapsed during the weekend in the town of Anchorage, Alaska. The first event took place around 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, where the roof of a thrift store near...
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