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Tilted Structure in Kolkata, the Inferior Materials and Red Flags on Construction Standards

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...

Heritage Lost: Winter Storm Claims 175-year-old Ravenscourt Grade II Listed Building

The brutal winter storm sweeping through the UK and Europe has claimed its latest victim: the 175-year-old Ravenscourt, a Grade II listed building on the Isle of Wight. The Italianate-style villa, p...

Rescue and Reflection: Structural Collapse at Kannauj Railway Station

A tragic structural collapse at the under-construction terminal of Kannauj Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh, India, highlighted the critical importance of safety in construction. On January 11, 2025,...

Civil Engineering News Recap of December 2024

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 November 2024. Namely, these were: 1) M...

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Tragedy: Fatal Tunnel Collapse Sparks Investigation

Tragedy struck on Saturday when a worker lost their life following a partial collapse at an under-construction tunnel on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Kota district. Three other workers...

Cairo’s Deadly Building Collapse: 8 Dead, Safety in Question

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...

Solar Farms and Wind Turbines Tested and Failed by Storm Darragh

Storm Darragh has highlighted the vulnerabilities of renewable energy infrastructure to extreme weather events. Among the hardest-hit facilities was the Porth Wen Solar Farm in Anglesey, North Wales....

The Devastating Floods in Valencia: A Call for Enhanced Engineering Solutions

The recent catastrophic floods in Valencia have highlighted the urgent need for better engineering and flood management solutions. With over 210 lives tragically lost in Valencia, and additional fata...

Race Against Time: Dresden's Bridge Collapse and Imminent Flood Threat

Dresden's Carolabrücke Bridge Collapses Amid Flooding Fears Emergency services in Dresden are working tirelessly to remove the remains of the Carolabrücke bridge, which partially collapsed into the...

Dam Burst in Poland Unleashes Destructive Floodwaters

On September 15, the town of Stronie Śląskie in Poland was devastated by a dam burst, flooding the area with torrents of muddy water. Triggered by heavy rainfall from Storm Boris, the dam on the Mora...