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Three construction cranes collapse in the Balkans as powerful storm sweeps the region
- Jul, 19, 2023
- General Civil Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Balkans
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Two construction cranes in Belgrade, Serbia and one in Zagreb, Croatia were caught on video while collapsing due to strong winds on Wednesday July the 19th, as a powerful summer storm swept through t...
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Water main pipeline burst causes heavy damage in Guahati, India
- May, 25, 2023
- Hydraulic Engineering Transportation Engineering Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Underground Structures Other Structural General Civil General Construction Underground Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- India, Guwahati
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A water main pipeline burst in the city of Guwahati, in the state of Assam, India, on May 25. The pipeline appears to have been operating under heavy high pressure, as the water can be seen on video...
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Storm rips off the wall of a 12th floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- May, 19, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Walls Wood Structures Wind Engineering Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures General Construction General Civil Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The wall of a 12th floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur was ripped off during a thunderstorm on Friday, May 19. Furthermore, the event took place in the Loke Yew building, which consists of public housin...
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7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria: A castle built nearly 2,000 years ago in southern Turkey partially collapsed
- Feb, 11, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Gaziantep Castle, a historic site and popular tourist destination in southeast Turkey, collapsed as a result of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday in the early hours...
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A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea: at least five fatalities
- Sep, 13, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) Other Structural
- Papua New Guinea
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at a dept...
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