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Bridge in Alcala, Cagayan collapse amid heavy truck crossing
A bridge in Alcala, Cagayan province collapsed on Monday afternoon, October 6, cutting off vehicular passage on the route. The structure, known locally as the Piggatan Bridge, failed suddenly as seve...
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Building partially collapsed twice within 8 days in Welland, Canada
- Feb, 26, 2023
- Other Structural Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Canada, Welland
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A five-story, 226-unit condo suffered partial collapse twice within 8 days. More specifically, the initial collapse took place on February the 18th and a second one followed almost a week later, on F...
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Under-construction Islamabad bridge collapses for the second time within a week
- Mar, 02, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Management Other Structural Other News News On Failures
- Pakistan, Islamabad
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An under-construction bridge in Islamabad collapsed on Thursday, March 2 for the second time within a week. More specifically, one of the bridge’s girders tipped over and caused a domino effect, w...
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Defective silo demolition in Denmark results in it falling on opposite direction
The 170-foot tower collapsed in the wrong direction, damaging the nearby cultural center On Friday April 6th, the scheduled detonation of a silo in the town of Vordingborg in eastern Denmark to...
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Colombian under-construction bridge collapsed, probably due to high loads
The cable-stayed bridge, whose collapse killed 10 construction workers, was set to be opened in March as part of a major highway linked to the capital Bogota On January 15th, a partially c...
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