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Grain silo collapse in Illinois underscores infrastructure vigilance
- Oct, 17, 2025
- Structural Deflection Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Illinois
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A concrete grain silo at an agricultural cooperative facility collapsed, spilling an estimated 30,000 bushels of soybeans and causing significant local disruption. The structural failure occurred sho...
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Saudi Park Closed After 360 Big Pendulum Ride Crashes to Ground, 23 injured
- Aug, 06, 2025
- Structural Deflection Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Saudi Arabia, Taif
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A serious mechanical failure occurred last week at Green Mountain Park in Taif, Saudi Arabia, when the 360 Big Pendulum ride suddenly snapped during operation. The collapse happened while the ride wa...
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LiDAR-Guided Masonry Repair and Structural Recovery at the Guggenheim Building in the University of Northern Colorado
- Jul, 18, 2025
- Masonry Structures Structural Health Monitoring Structural Control Structural Deflection Damage (Structural) News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Colorado
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In September 2022, a vehicular impact caused severe structural damage to a historic unreinforced masonry wall at the Guggenheim Building on the University of Northern Colorado campus. The SUV strike...
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From Thrills to Rubble: The Demolition of Kingda Ka in New Jersey
- Mar, 02, 2025
- Steel Structures Structural Deflection General Construction Construction Management General Civil News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, New Jersey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
For nearly 20 years, Kingda Ka stood as a towering icon in the world of roller coasters. As the tallest and second-fastest roller coaster on Earth, it was a bucket-list ride for thrill-seekers worldw...
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SkyCiv Beam: A quick and easy-to-use online tool for beam analysis
- Apr, 11, 2023
- General Civil Structural Design Beams Wood Structures Steel Structures Moment Distribution Structural Deflection Other Structural General Civil Structural Systems Structure Types Structural Analysis Structural Behavior
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
SkyCiv provides a variety of online design and analysis software. Different subscription plans are also available, and one of them is the free-to-use, which provides access to some limited features....
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