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Two new skyscrapers in Dallas skyline
- Jun, 22, 2022
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- United States, Texas, Dallas
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Dallas skyline could see some big changes soon with the Dallas City Council’s approval of two new skyscraper construction projects. One will be built just north of Downtown Dallas near the Perot...
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Cairo, Egypt: Building collapse, at least six fatalities
- Jun, 17, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Structural Design Structure Reinforcement Structural Behavior
- Egypt, Cairo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A five-story building in Egypt’s capital Cairo collapsed in the early hours of Friday killing at least six people, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported. The incident also resulted in the partial colla...
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Saudi Arabia is aiming to build the world's tallest buildings in megacity NEOM
- Jun, 01, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structural Systems Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Awards News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Saudi Arabia is aiming to build the world's tallest buildings in its futuristic megacity NEOM, overshadowing others in the kingdom and in neighbouring Dubai. According to Bloomberg, sources current...
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Iran building collapse: at least 11 fatalities
- May, 23, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Steel Structures Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Iran
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Rescuers dug through debris of a collapsed building in southwestern Iran that killed at least 11 people, fearful that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble. Meanwhile, authorities arres...
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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits north of Norway's Svalbard
- May, 21, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Dynamics Dynamic Loads Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Norway
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck north of the Norwegian Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake happened 725 km (450 miles) n...
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7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes near a remote Australian island
- May, 19, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Stability Structural Behavior News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Australia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded near a remote Australian island. The Bureau of Meteorology reported the quake near Macquarie Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean at 8.49pm on Thursday....
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New research: Thousands of Dublin buildings at risk of flooding by century’s end
- May, 12, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Snow And Rain Loads News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Structural Stability Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Ireland, Dublin
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A cloud-based climate intelligence business says that parts of the capital’s city center will be under 1.7 meters of water by the end of the century. Homes, museums and power stations will be among t...
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Bridge collapse in Pakistan due to flood
- May, 10, 2022
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- Pakistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge in northern Pakistan collapsed at the weekend after a glacial lake outburst caused by a recent heatwave released huge amounts of water into the stream and surrounding areas, local media repo...
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Cracks in concrete: A new way to discover a reaction that causes them
- May, 05, 2022
- Concrete Structures News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia Other News Bridges Structural Failures Structural Systems Structural Behavior Other Structural
- United States, Illinois, Lemont
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Bridges, dams, nuclear plants and other concrete structures are built to stand for decades, but they are not indestructible. One phenomenon that shortens the life of concrete buildings and structur...
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Building collapse in China: at least 26 fatalities
- May, 05, 2022
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- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Chinese authorities raised the number of people confirmed dead in a building collapse on Thursday to 26, nearly a week after the block containing apartments, a hotel and a cinema caved in and emergen...
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