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A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar: at least 1,700 fatalities and ,3400 injuries
- Mar, 28, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, March 28, a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at 12:50 local time, resulting in at least 1,700 fatalities, while more than 3,400 people were injured. According to the U.S. G...
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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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Egypt: Three-story building collapse in Asyut province kills at least six
- Mar, 21, 2025
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- Egypt
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, March 21, a three-story building collapsed in Egypt’s central Asyut province, resulting in at least six fatalities and leaving 11 others severely injured. The injured were immediately tran...
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Porch roof collapse in Oakland injured 16
- Mar, 14, 2025
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- United States, California , Oakland
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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33 casualties and many others were injured due to tornadoes in central USA
- Mar, 15, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Wind Engineering Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, March 15, extreme weather conditions swept across the United States as tornadoes tore through multiple regions, resulting in at least 33 fatalities and numerous injuries. Authorities rep...
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Naples, Italy: A 4.4 magnitude alerted residents and caused severe structural damage
- Mar, 13, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Italy, Naples
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday, March 13, 2025, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake rattled Naples, Italy. According to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the quake struck at approximately 1:25 a.m. lo...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of February 2025
- Mar, 14, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Loads Wind Engineering
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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 February 2025. Namely, these...
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Ludhiana, India: multi-storey building collapse leaves one dead, six trapped
- Mar, 08, 2025
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- India, Ludhiana
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, March 8, a multi-storey textile factory collapsed in the Focal Point Phase-8 area of Ludhiana, Punjab, India, resulting in the death of one worker and severe injuries to six others. The...
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University of Southern California: a new study indicates the impact of rising seawater on Alexandria's infrastructure due to erosion
- Feb, 27, 2025
- Other Structural Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Reliability Structural Stability Structural Behavior Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Research / Academia Other News
- Egypt, Alexandria
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A breakthrough study on the state of buildings in the Egyptian city of Alexandria has been published by the University of Southern California in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich...
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One dead and two injured after bridge collapse in Belgium
- Mar, 06, 2025
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- Belgium
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday, March 6, a bridge collapsed near La Louviere, in southern Belgium, resulting in the death of one worker and injuries to two others. At the time of the collapse, the highway bridge was un...
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