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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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Myanmar’s Earthquake to Bangkok’s Collapse: Anatomy of a Skyscraper Disaster
- Mar, 28, 2025
- Structural Failures Seismic Effects Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand, Bangkok
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the wake of a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake centered nearly 1,000 kilometers away in Myanmar, Bangkok is grappling with the catastrophic collapse of a high-rise building still under constructi...
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When History Cracks: Ancient Roman Bridge Succumbs to Modern Floods
- Mar, 24, 2025
- Bridges Structural Failures Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Spain, Talavera de la Reina
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a heartbreaking turn of events, a 15th-century Roman bridge in Talavera de la Reina, central Spain, partially collapsed on March 23 due to severe flooding. Built atop Roman foundations and standin...
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Structures Falling, Standards Failing: The Governor Who Said ‘Enough’
- Apr, 02, 2025
- Concrete Structures Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Health Monitoring General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Nigeria, Dutse
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
For decades, Nigeria has battled a quiet epidemic—construction failures. These aren’t isolated events but part of a dangerous pattern rooted in poor construction practices, regulatory failure, and a...
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Civil Engineering News Recap of March 2025
- Apr, 01, 2025
- Concrete Structures General Construction General Civil Environmental Engineering Construction Management Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Tunneling Railway Geotechnics Landfill Engineering Groundwater & Seepage Structural Failures Bridges Forensics Transportation Geotechnics Transportation 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 March 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Hydro...
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Urgent Evacuations in Notting Hill After Midnight Building Collapse
- Mar, 19, 2025
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Residents of McGregor Road in Notting Hill woke up to a terrifying scene as parts of three buildings collapsed in the early hours of March 19, 2025. The front gable end of a row of three terraced hou...
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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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One Dead, Three Injured in E42 Bridge Collapse in Belgium
- Mar, 06, 2025
- Bridges Structural Failures News On Projects / Industry
- Belgium
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A tragic incident occurred on March 6, 2025, when a bridge under demolition collapsed on the E42 motorway in La Louvière, Wallonia. The collapse resulted in the death of one worker and injuries to th...
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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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