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Davenport’s Building Collapse: Failures, Secrets, and Lessons
- May, 01, 2025
- Structural Failures Forensics Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Iowa
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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...
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Buried in Seconds: Landslide Claims Lives in Samsun
- Apr, 28, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Turkey, Samsun
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 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...
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Quiet Power: How HS2 Combats Sonic Booms with Precision Engineering
- Apr, 30, 2025
- Tunneling Railway Geotechnics General Construction Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
High-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...
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When Ceilings Fall: Jet Set Nightclub Collapse Kills 225 in Dominican Republic
- Apr, 11, 2025
- Roofs Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On 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...
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Second Life for Steel: The Rise of Circular Bridges
- Apr, 27, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Management Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry
- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 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...
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Tragedy in Asturias: Five Miners Killed in Cerredo Coal Mine Explosion
- Mar, 31, 2025
- Mining Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Spain
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Spain’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...
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Cementing Green Change: North Wales to Host First CCS Cement Facility
- Apr, 25, 2025
- Concrete Structures Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The 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...
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A New Icon of Infrastructure is Set to Open Soon: Inside China’s Tallest Bridge
- Apr, 11, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Sustainable Development Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In 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...
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How California’s Retrofit Ordinances Are Reshaping Seismic Engineering
- Apr, 14, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Seismic Effects Seismic Slope Stability Engineering Seismology Forensics Forensic Engineering
- United States, California
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It’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...
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Cracks in the Foundation: How Ignored Warnings Led to Another Devastating Building Collapse in Telangana
- Mar, 26, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Madhavaram
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In 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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