On May 28, 2023, a quiet Sunday afternoon in Davenport, Iowa, was shattered when the rear wall of a six-story apartment building gave way, causing a catastrophic collapse that claimed three lives and...
Read MoreA devastating landslide struck the Canik district of Samsun, northern Turkey, late Sunday evening, leaving three lives lost and one seriously injured. The event occurred near a gas station along the...
Read MoreHigh-speed rail systems face a peculiar challenge when trains enter tunnels at extreme velocities—what’s known as a "sonic boom" or more precisely, micro-pressure waves. As trains force air ahead of...
Read MoreOn April 8, 2025, the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, became the site of a devastating structural collapse during a merengue concert. The tragedy, which occurred in seconds, h...
Read MoreA shift is underway in civil engineering as reuse—not just recycling—of steel becomes a cornerstone in sustainable infrastructure. A recent UK report, Steel Reuse in Bridges by Expedition Engineering...
Read MoreSpain’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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreIn 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...
Read MoreIt’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...
Read MoreIn 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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