News
Structural behavior News
330-meter-tall new skyscraper in Tokyo
- Apr, 21, 2022
- Structural Design Structural Systems Structure Types Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News News On Awards
- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The framework of a building, set to become the tallest in Japan, was completed on April 21 when a crane hoisted a steel frame from the ground to place it at the top. It took about three minutes for t...
Read More
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake rocks southern Bosnia: one killed, several injured, significant damage
- Apr, 23, 2022
- Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Earthquake Engineering Structural Behavior Structural Stability Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has rocked southern Bosnia with media reports saying at least one person had been killed and several injured. The earthquake struck late on Friday, at an epicentral dista...
Read More
5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Ecuador coast: damaged buildings, huge loss of property, no tsunami
- Mar, 28, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Other Structural Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Behavior Structural Stability News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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...
Read More
3-storey building collapse in Kano, Nigeria: one dead, several injured
- Mar, 17, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Concrete Structures Structural Behavior Structural Stability Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Nigeria, Kano
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A three-storey building collapsed in Kano State, Nigeria on Thursday 17 March 2022. One person has been confirmed dead and several persons injured. It was reported that the storey building which is...
Read More
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan's Fukushima prefecture
- Mar, 16, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Structural Behavior Structural Stability News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Japan, Fukushima
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, cutting power to millions of homes and leading to a tsunami advisory being issued around the Fukushima prefecture, where a 2011 quake caused...
Read More
Surfside collapse: Florida fails to pass condo safety measures
- Mar, 12, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Structural Stability Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Other Structural Structural Behavior News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In the nine months since 98 people died in the collapse of a Surfside, Florida, condominium, state lawmakers have pledged to pass measures that could help avoid a similar disaster. Negotiations bet...
Read More
New solution promises 90% cost reduction in concrete 3D printing materials
- Dec, 22, 2021
- Concrete Structures Structural Design Structural Optimization Structure Reinforcement Structural Systems Structural Behavior News On Events News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Concrete 3D printing of building shells has grown considerably in the last few years, with more and more building shells being 3D printed, even buildings with up to 3 floors and windmill towers. Howe...
Read More
Powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern coast
- Dec, 14, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Structural Dynamics Structural Behavior News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A powerful earthquake of 7.3-magnitude struck off Indonesia's eastern coast on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit 112 kilometers (69 miles) north of Maume...
Read More
Three fatalities after building collapses in southern Egypt
- Dec, 06, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Structural Stability Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Egypt
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
According to the country’s state-run media report, an apartment building collapsed in a southern Egyptian province on Monday, killing at least three children. At least nine injured people were retri...
Read More
Earthquake prediction in the lab using deep learning
- Nov, 09, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Dynamic Loads Structural Behavior News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Publications News On Natural Disasters/phenomena
- United States, Pennsylvania
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Lives and billions of dollars in infrastructure damage every year is the cost of earthquakes in the United States. Earthquakes can occur at any time, and there is no way to predict them, at least now...
Read More