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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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After the Recent NTSB Report: 68 U.S. Bridges Now Flagged for Collapse Risk
- Mar, 29, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Forensic Engineering Forensics Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
When the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore catastrophically collapsed in March 2024 after being struck by a cargo ship, it didn’t just send concrete tumbling into the Patapsco River—it also shook...
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The Fatal Collapse That Stopped Rama II Construction and it's Dangerous Legacy: 2,500 Accidents and Counting
- Mar, 16, 2025
- Structural Failures Bridges Forensic Engineering Forensics Concrete Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand, Bangkok
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the early hours of March 15, 2025, tragedy struck yet again on Bangkok’s Rama II Road. A concrete beam from the under-construction Dao Khanong expressway bridge collapsed near Soi 25, killing five...
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Telangana Tunnel Collapse: A Battle Against Time and Terrain
- Mar, 14, 2025
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Structural Failures Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- India, Srisailam
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Telangana tunnel collapse at the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel on February 22, 2025, has triggered one of the most complex and dangerous rescue operations in recent history. The collaps...
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Lagos' Building Collapse Epidemic: Who Is to Blame?
- Mar, 17, 2025
- Structural Failures Forensic Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Nigeria, Lekki
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Yet again, Lagos has witnessed another devastating building collapse—this time in Lekki Phase 1, where a three-story building under construction crumbled, leaving four dead and at least 15 injured. E...
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Civil Engineering News Recap of February 2025
- Mar, 14, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Management Erosion Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical Damage (Structural) Structural Failures General Construction General Civil Railway Geotechnics Forensic Engineering
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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 February 2025. Namely, these were: 1) AI...
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Structural Failure in Yobe: One Dead, Several Injured in School Collapse
- Feb, 20, 2025
- Structural Failures Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Nigeria, Potiskum
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A devastating incident struck Government Girls Science and Technical College in Potiskum, Yobe State, when a classroom corridor collapsed, leaving one student dead and four others injured. The collap...
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Civil Engineering News Recap of January 2025
- Feb, 06, 2025
- Tunneling Geoenvironmental Engineering Railway Geotechnics Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure General Civil General Construction Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Forensic Engineering Steel Structures Wood Structures Structural Systems Wind Engineering
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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 January 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Ch...
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Tilted Structure in Kolkata, the Inferior Materials and Red Flags on Construction Standards
- Jan, 14, 2025
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Kolkata
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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...
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Kalavasos Bridge Repairs: Addressing Outdated Structures and Highway Disruptions
- Jan, 20, 2025
- Bridge Abutments Bridges Bridge Management Forensic Engineering Erosion Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- Cyprus, Kalavasos
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Kalavasos Bridge on the Nicosia-Limassol highway has been at the center of attention recently, causing significant disruptions for thousands of drivers. Constructed in the 1980s following America...
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