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News on Demolition
Pedestrian bridge partially collapses in Detroit
- Mar, 27, 2020
- Bridges Concrete Structures Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- United States, Michigan, Birmingham
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A pedestrian bridge in Detroit partially collapsed on March 27, 2020. The structure is located at Interstate-94 (I-94) near Townsend Avenue. The bridge was impacted by a truck early in the morning an...
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The leaning tower of...Dallas
- Feb, 16, 2020
- Concrete Structures Blasting Effects News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Texas, Dallas
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A former Affiliated Computer Services building in Dallas "refused" to collapse during demolition works. Now, it is known as the "Leaning Tower of Dallas". On February 16, 2020, a demolition was condu...
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Wall collapse in New York’s demolition site: 1 fatality
- Feb, 20, 2020
- Structural Failures Walls News On Failures
- United States, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A wall failure in a New York’s demolition site resulted in one fatality and one injury. The construction accident occurred in Queens, a municipality in New York, on February 20, 2020. The victims we...
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India demolishes skyscrapers that infringed environmental regulations
Officials decided to demolish 2 skyscrapers in India as they did not comply with the existing environmental codes. The skyscrapers were located in the municipality of Maradu, in the Kerala state of...
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Stunning building collapse in Washington, D.C. caught on camera
A security camera installed in a house recorded a sudden building collapse that occurred in Washington, D.C. A 2-story building located in the Trinidad neighborhood in Northeast Wash...
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