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Tragedy at Scampia: A Call for Urgent Urban Redevelopment
- Jul, 22, 2024
- Structural Failures Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Fatal Walkway Collapse at Naples Housing Complex A devastating incident unfolded at the Le Vele di Scampia housing complex on the outskirts of Naples, where a third-floor walkway at Vela Celeste par...
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China Highway Collapse Kills 24, Leaving Destruction and Heartache in Guangdong
- May, 01, 2024
- Landslides Road Embankments Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A catastrophic incident struck China's Guangdong province, claiming 24 lives and injuring 30 others when a section of the Meilong expressway collapsed early Wednesday morning. The tragic event follow...
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An assessment of the Chernobyl disaster 38 years after it happened
- Apr, 26, 1986
- Forensics Other Geotechnical General Civil General Construction Environmental Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ukraine, Pryp'yat'
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Saturday, April 26, 1986, 01:23:45 AM local time. A terrifying accident was taking place in the northern Ukraine, in the former USSR. Few people realized it immediately, and even fewer were aware of...
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Spire of iconic old Copenhagen stock exchange collapses in fire
- Apr, 16, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Other Structural General Civil General Construction Forensics Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Denmark, Copenhagen
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The iconic spire of Copenhagen’s old stock exchange collapsed in a fire that engulfed the building on the morning of Tuesday the 16th of April 2024. Furthermore, the old stock exchange building was o...
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Construction crane segment collapses onto downtown Florida bridge
- Apr, 04, 2024
- Structural Failures General Civil General Construction Other Structural Damage (Structural) Forensics Bridges News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida, Fort Lauderdale
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A section of a construction crane collapsed onto a downtown Fort Lauderdale bridge, where it hit two cars on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4, 2024. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (FLFR) released a s...
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Deadly fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Valencia
- Feb, 22, 2024
- Risk & Reliability Forensics Forensic Engineering Other Structural General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Spain, Valencia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A fire broke out in a 14-story residential building at the Spanish city of Valencia, at around 5:30 on the afternoon of Thursday. It has so far been made known that at least four people lost their l...
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Under-construction Boise Airport hangar collapses in Idaho
- Jan, 31, 2024
- Forensics General Civil General Construction Other Structural Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Idaho, Boise
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An airplane hangar collapsed on January 21, while being constructed in Idaho’s Boise Airport. Furthermore, the collapse took place around 5 p.m., and the reasons behind it are still unknown. A cran...
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Florida collapsed condo’s pool deck failed to comply with building codes and standards, officials say
- Jun, 15, 2023
- Forensics Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida, Surfside
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A preliminary summary of findings regarding Florida’s Surfside condominium collapse was issued on Thursday by investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). On some ba...
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Building collapse in Iowa leaves 5 people still unaccounted for
- May, 27, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Forensic Engineering Structural Health Monitoring Structural Control Masonry Structures Steel Structures Other Structural Forensics Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Iowa, Davenport
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A six-story building partially collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday, leaving 5 people still unaccounted for, with 2 still believed to be trapped inside. Fire crews rushed to the scene at around 5...
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