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Vietnam: Yagi typhoon destroyed the Phong Chau bridge while vehicles were crossing

On Monday September 9, super typhoon Yagi hit Phu Tho province in Vietnam resulting in the partial collapse of Phong Chau bridge. According to Ho Duc Phoc, who is the Deputy Prime Minister, ten car...

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Collaboration of Malaysia and Thailand on a bridge project that will connect the two countries

Thailand and Malaysia are planning to construct a new bridge to address traffic issues between the two countries. The new bridge, that will connect the Rantau Panjang in Kelantan, Malaysia, with Sung...

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A three- storey building collapsed in Lucknow killing 8 while 28 were injured

On Saturday, September 7, around 5 p.m. a three-storey building collapsed in Lucknow's Transport Nagar, resulting in the death of 8 people while at least 28 were injured. The injured were transferred...

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3D imaging technology is a crucial tool for engineers

3D imaging technology is a new field that engineers are exploring now, to have better and more detailed imaging of buildings and environments. They use a vast range of techniques as is LiDar, photogr...

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A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck in Papua New Guinea on Monday morning

A strong (6.4 magnitude) earthquake hit the Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea at approximately 7:13 a.m. local time on Monday 2nd of September. According to the U.S. Geological Survey the epice...

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Extreme flooding in Nigeria: at least 180 casualties

On Monday September 2nd, a building collapsed after heavy rainfall and flood in Katsina, northern Nigeria. The incident resulted in the death of 2 children while a third one was injured. According to...

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Structural Engineering News Recap of August 2024

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 August 2024. Namely, these we...

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Seismic data from the 2020 earthquake in Petrinja, Croatia revealed 40cm horizontal displacements

A new study that was conducted by Croatian and Hungarian researchers and was based on the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shocked Petrinja, Croatia in December 2020 showed major horizontal and vertical...

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University of Alaska Fairbanks: They developed an algorithm that can predict earthquakes

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) published revolutionary research in Nature Communications journal that suggests that they can predict future earthquakes with the aid of machine learning. The...

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Portugal: A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Portugal last Monday

Α 5.4 earthquake struck 7.7 kilometers southeast of Lisbon, Portugal, οn Monday 26th at around 4:11a.m. local time. According to the US Geological Survey and the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Cent...

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