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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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Parking garage partially collapses in downtown Lexington
- Feb, 19, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Beams Structural Health Monitoring Snow And Rain Loads News On Failures
- United States, North Carolina, Lexington
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A parking garage partially collapsed in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, early Thursday February 18th. The collapsed structure is located at South Mill and West High streets. The local fire depart...
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Pier partial collapse during construction works in England
- Feb, 14, 2020
- Structural Failures Decks News On Failures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Part of the Clacton Pier located in the town of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex County, southeast England, collapsed during construction works. The Pier is accountable for Clacton being one of the top seaside...
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Wind turbines destroyed in Evia, Greece
- Jan, 13, 2020
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other Structural
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Wind turbines came crashing down due to high winds in Evia, the second-largest island in Greece. Several wind turbines (their exact number was not announced) collapsed and fell into the ground. The...
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22 people injured after deck collapses in New Jersey
Numerous people were trapped (22 of them injured) after a multi-story deck gave way in a beach house of Wildwood, New Jersey. The incident occurred on Saturday, September 14, 2019, during the annua...
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