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The first 3-D-printed, two-story home is under construction in U.S.
- Jan, 18, 2023
- Concrete Structures Sustainable Development Structural Design Structure Reinforcement Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 3D printer is taking home building to a new level. The enormous printer weighing more than 12 tons is creating what is believed to be the first 3D-printed, two-story home in the United States. The...
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The world’s first carbon concrete building constructed by researchers in Germany
- Nov, 17, 2022
- Concrete Structures Structure Reinforcement Composite Structures Thin Wall Structures Structural Stability Other Structural
- Germany
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The first building made of carbon-reinforced concrete was inaugurated in September after two and a half years of construction, is called the “Cube” and is located on the Dresden University of Technol...
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Florida: death toll rises after Hurricane Ian
- Oct, 05, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Concrete Structures Wind Engineering Structural Stability Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The death toll from Hurricane Ian has reportedly risen to nearly 100 in Florida as rescue personnel continue to search for survivors. Officials in the US state have come under fire as critics allege...
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Earthquake damage in Groningen: 3,300 buildings demolished since 2012
- Sep, 30, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Concrete Structures Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Over 3,300 buildings have been demolished in Groningen since 2012, when the strongest earthquake since gas drilling began hit the province, broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. The buildings which...
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Building collapse in Kenya: at least 5 fatalities
- Sep, 29, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Standards And Design Codes Structural Design Structural Behavior Other Structural Concrete Structures
- Kenya
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least five people Five people were confirmed dead in Kirigiti on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a six-story building collapsed on Monday. Authorities fear that the death toll cou...
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Amman, Jordan: a 4-storey building collapses - at least five fatalities
- Sep, 26, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Concrete Structures
- Jordan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A four-storey residential building in Jordan’s capital, Amman, has collapsed, killing five people, and wounding 14 others, officials said. The toll from the collapse in the city’s Jabal al-Weibdeh d...
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Building walls with demolition waste - the poetry of Cyclopean concrete
- Sep, 16, 2022
- Concrete Structures Sustainable Development Structure Reinforcement Structural Behavior Walls Thin Wall Structures
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Ancient cyclopean walls were built by overlapping raw stones, supported one on the other, without the use of mortar. The name derives from the Cyclops, the giants of Greek mythology, as their constru...
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Building collapse in Abuja, Nigeria – at least one fatality and two trapped
- Aug, 31, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Concrete Structures Structural Design Other Structural
- Nigeria
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A three-storey building collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town, Abuja on Friday. At least one person has been confirmed dead while Channels Television had earlier reported that two persons were trapped an...
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Βuilding collapse in Lagos: two children dead
- Aug, 24, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Concrete Structures Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Nigeria
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday confirmed that bodies of the two children were recovered in the incident. The children have died following the collapse of a building in...
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: at least six fatalities in building collapse
- Aug, 22, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Other Structural
- Ethiopia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least six people were killed in a building collapse Saturday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, according to a police source. The accident happened when a warehouse collapsed in the Mercat...
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