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Telangana Tunnel Collapse: A Battle Against Time and Terrain
- Mar, 14, 2025
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Structural Failures Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- India, Srisailam
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Telangana tunnel collapse at the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel on February 22, 2025, has triggered one of the most complex and dangerous rescue operations in recent history. The collaps...
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Lagos' Building Collapse Epidemic: Who Is to Blame?
- Mar, 17, 2025
- Structural Failures Forensic Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Nigeria, Lekki
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Yet again, Lagos has witnessed another devastating building collapse—this time in Lekki Phase 1, where a three-story building under construction crumbled, leaving four dead and at least 15 injured. E...
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Civil Engineering News Recap of February 2025
- Mar, 14, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Management Erosion Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical Damage (Structural) Structural Failures General Construction General Civil Railway Geotechnics Forensic Engineering
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of February 2025. Namely, these were: 1) AI...
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Structural Failure in Yobe: One Dead, Several Injured in School Collapse
- Feb, 20, 2025
- Structural Failures Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Nigeria, Potiskum
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A devastating incident struck Government Girls Science and Technical College in Potiskum, Yobe State, when a classroom corridor collapsed, leaving one student dead and four others injured. The collap...
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Civil Engineering News Recap of January 2025
- Feb, 06, 2025
- Tunneling Geoenvironmental Engineering Railway Geotechnics Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure General Civil General Construction Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Forensic Engineering Steel Structures Wood Structures Structural Systems Wind Engineering
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of January 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Ch...
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Tilted Structure in Kolkata, the Inferior Materials and Red Flags on Construction Standards
- Jan, 14, 2025
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Kolkata
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a densely populated area of Kolkata, a four-story building in Vidyasagar Colony, Ward 99, Jadavpur, tilted dangerously onto an adjacent structure on January 14, raising safety concerns and prompti...
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Kalavasos Bridge Repairs: Addressing Outdated Structures and Highway Disruptions
- Jan, 20, 2025
- Bridge Abutments Bridges Bridge Management Forensic Engineering Erosion Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- Cyprus, Kalavasos
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Kalavasos Bridge on the Nicosia-Limassol highway has been at the center of attention recently, causing significant disruptions for thousands of drivers. Constructed in the 1980s following America...
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Understanding the Carola Bridge Collapse: Expert Insights
- Dec, 30, 2024
- Bridges Forensic Engineering Forensics News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Germany, Dresden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The sudden collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden on September 11, 2024, highlights the critical importance of identifying and addressing hidden structural issues in aging infrastructure. An exper...
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Cairo’s Deadly Building Collapse: 8 Dead, Safety in Question
- Dec, 10, 2024
- Structural Failures Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Egypt, Cairo
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On December 10, 2024, a six-story apartment building in Cairo’s Waili neighborhood collapsed, claiming the lives of at least eight residents and leaving three others injured. Constructed in the 1960s...
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£200M Leeds Flood Scheme Safeguards Homes, Businesses, and Biodiversity
- Nov, 26, 2024
- Forensics Forensic Engineering Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, Leeds
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme is a landmark £200 million project aimed at protecting over 4,000 homes and 1,000 businesses from extreme flooding. Initiated after the devastating Boxing Day floo...
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