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High rise buildings: New structural safety guidelines in Haryana
- Apr, 16, 2022
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- India
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The department of town and country planning (DTCP) on Saturday released a new draft of structural safety guidelines to ensure that the design and structure of the material used in high-rise buildings...
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Partial Building Collapse on Chicago's West Side: 1 Dead, 2 Injured
- Apr, 12, 2022
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- United States, Illinois, Chicago
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Chicago building officials are removing unstable parts of a Garfield Park home after a man died and two men were seriously injured when part of the home collapsed onto its front porch Tuesday. Chopp...
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Ladakh bridge collapse due to wind loading: four workers found dead, injured shifted to hospital
- Apr, 10, 2022
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- Ladakh
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Four workers were found dead under the debris of an under-construction bridge which collapsed in Nubra sub-division of Ladakh, officials said on Sunday. A section of the under-construction Shatse T...
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First ‘supertall’ tower in Austin – perhaps the tallest building in Texas
- Apr, 04, 2022
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- United States, Texas, Austin
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Plans are underway for what would be the first “supertall” building in Austin and perhaps the tallest building in Texas. In a recent LinkedIn post, Augustine Verrengia, civil market leader at civil...
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Building collapse south of Indianapolis: 2 workers injured
- Apr, 01, 2022
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- United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A building under construction collapsed, injuring at least two construction workers, authorities said. The building was under construction in the town of Whiteland, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) s...
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New Caledonia: tsunami warning passes after a 7.0 magnitude earthquakes
- Mar, 31, 2022
- Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News Other Structural
- New Caledonia
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A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck east of the French territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, triggering tsunami warnings for some Pacific islands that officials later s...
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5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Ecuador coast: damaged buildings, huge loss of property, no tsunami
- Mar, 28, 2022
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A huge loss of property was suffered when an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Ecuador coast on Saturday. Buildings were damaged and various electricity and light poles on the highway also fell due...
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6.7 Magnitude Earthquake hits Taiwan: bridge collapses
- Mar, 23, 2022
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- Taiwan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan early on Wednesday. The quake rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge...
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Record-breaking suspension bridge between Europe and Asia is now open
- Mar, 18, 2022
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- Turkey, İstanbul
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A massive suspension bridge across Turkey's Dardanelles Strait opened on Friday by President Tayyip Erdogan. The bridge is the latest in a series of major infrastructure projects which he has priorit...
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One of Ireland's tallest buildings on site of former Apollo House: permission granted for a 22-storey tower
- Mar, 21, 2022
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- Ireland, Dublin
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Dublin City Council have granted permission for a 22-storey tower on the site of the former Apollo House building, which will be higher than what is currently the tallest building in the capital. T...
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