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Tragedy in Asturias: Five Miners Killed in Cerredo Coal Mine Explosion
- Mar, 31, 2025
- Mining Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Spain
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Spain’s mining heartland was shaken on March 31, 2025, when a powerful explosion at the Cerredo coal mine in Degana, Asturias, claimed the lives of five miners and injured four others. The blast occu...
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Cementing Green Change: North Wales to Host First CCS Cement Facility
- Apr, 25, 2025
- Concrete Structures Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The UK has taken a major leap toward industrial decarbonisation with the approval of its first carbon capture-enabled cement plant. Heidelberg Materials has secured planning permission to integrate a...
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A New Icon of Infrastructure is Set to Open Soon: Inside China’s Tallest Bridge
- Apr, 11, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Sustainable Development Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the heart of China’s mountainous Guizhou province, a new icon of civil engineering is preparing to make its debut: the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge. Rising a staggering 625 meters above the Beipan...
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How California’s Retrofit Ordinances Are Reshaping Seismic Engineering
- Apr, 14, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Seismic Effects Seismic Slope Stability Engineering Seismology Forensics Forensic Engineering
- United States, California
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It’s one thing to follow a checklist. It’s another to deeply understand how a structure behaves when the ground begins to shake. California’s seismic story is full of lessons—from collapsed unreinfor...
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Cracks in the Foundation: How Ignored Warnings Led to Another Devastating Building Collapse in Telangana
- Mar, 26, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Madhavaram
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the heart of Bhadrachalam town, Telangana, a five-storey under-construction building tragically collapsed on March 26, 2025. The structure, built on the foundation of a 30-year-old house, crumbled...
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London’s Underground Hero: TBM Caroline Finishes Tunnel Stretch
- Apr, 10, 2025
- Tunneling Sustainable Development General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
London just witnessed another major milestone beneath its streets—TBM Caroline has completed a 5-mile underground journey, marking the second successful tunnel breakthrough this year for the HS2 proj...
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PM Modi Launches India’s First Vertical-Lift Sea Bridge — A Modern Marvel in Motion
- Apr, 06, 2025
- Bridge Design Bridges Sustainable Development General Construction General Civil News On Projects / Industry
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Over a century after the iconic Pamban Bridge first connected Rameswaram to mainland India, a bold new chapter has begun. Inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 6, 2025, the New Pamban...
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Myanmar’s Earthquake to Bangkok’s Collapse: Anatomy of a Skyscraper Disaster
- Mar, 28, 2025
- Structural Failures Seismic Effects Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand, Bangkok
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the wake of a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake centered nearly 1,000 kilometers away in Myanmar, Bangkok is grappling with the catastrophic collapse of a high-rise building still under constructi...
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Tide vs. Time: Reinventing Ports in the Age of Climate Change
- Apr, 07, 2025
- Erosion Groundwater & Seepage Structural Systems Ports News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- South America
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
San Antonio, Chile’s busiest port, is under siege. Each year, towering waves crash over its sea wall, forcing operations to halt and leaving vessels stranded. With 270 ships affected annually and lo...
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Heathrow Meltdown: What Caused the Fire, the Aftermath, and How It Could Be Prevented
- Mar, 20, 2025
- General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
When Heathrow Airport—the busiest airport in Europe—came to a halt on March 20, 2025, the disruption was global. Flights were grounded, thousands of passengers stranded, and questions immediately fol...
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