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Top Worst Building Collapses
The sudden, horrifying collapse of huge buildings has caused countless tragedies throughout the history of humanity, stressing the importance of safe construction. The seemingly solid structures ar...
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The Collapse of Silver Bridge
- Jul, 24, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Ohio River, USA
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Silver Bridge was an eyebar suspension bridge which was built in 1928 and took its name for the color of aluminum paint. The bridge linked Point Pleasant (West Virginia) to Gallipoli (Ohio) and pa...
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Bridge Collapse In Ridgway, Elk County
- Jun, 22, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Ridgway, Elk County, PA, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge collapsed in Ridgway, Elk County causing injuries to 3 construction workers, who were on the bridge during the accident. A bridge collapsed in Ridgway, Elk County causing injuries to 3 con...
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Video: 66ft Long Wall Is Blown Down by High Winds
- May, 20, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Lanzhou City
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 66 foot long brick wall was blown down in China and this collapse, which occurred on a street in Lanzhou City, northwestern China, has claimed 2 lives and left 7 people injured. The t...
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Previously Damaged Structures Collapse after Second Quake hits Nepal
- May, 15, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday a magnitude-7.3 earthquake shook the impoverished country of Nepal, this is the second earthquake to hit the impoverished country in less than a month. On Wednesday, officials with bullhorn...
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