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India, Mumbai: Building collapse – at least 3 fatalities and 11 injuries
- Jun, 30, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Systems Concrete Structures Structural Behavior
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least three people were killed and 11 were injured when a dilapidated residential building collapsed in India's financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, officials said Tuesday. The four-stor...
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Two new skyscrapers in Dallas skyline
- Jun, 28, 2022
- Structural Design Structural Systems Structural Behavior Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Dallas skyline could see some big changes soon with the Dallas City Council’s approval of two new skyscraper construction projects. One will be built just north of Downtown Dallas near the Perot...
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Cairo, Egypt: Building collapse, at least six fatalities
- Jun, 23, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Structural Design Structure Reinforcement Structural Behavior
- Egypt
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A five-story building in Egypt’s capital Cairo collapsed in the early hours of Friday killing at least six people, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported. The incident also resulted in the partial colla...
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Saudi Arabia is aiming to build the world's tallest buildings in megacity NEOM
- Jun, 07, 2022
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structural Systems Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Saudi Arabia is aiming to build the world's tallest buildings in its futuristic megacity NEOM, overshadowing others in the kingdom and in neighbouring Dubai. According to Bloomberg, sources current...
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Iran building collapse: at least 11 fatalities
- May, 25, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Steel Structures Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Iran
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Rescuers dug through debris of a collapsed building in southwestern Iran that killed at least 11 people, fearful that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble. Meanwhile, authorities arres...
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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits north of Norway's Svalbard
- May, 23, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Dynamics Dynamic Loads Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck north of the Norwegian Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake happened 725 km (450 miles) n...
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7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes near a remote Australian island
- May, 20, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Stability Structural Behavior
- Australia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded near a remote Australian island. The Bureau of Meteorology reported the quake near Macquarie Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean at 8.49pm on Thursday....
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New research: Thousands of Dublin buildings at risk of flooding by century’s end
- May, 13, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Snow And Rain Loads Structural Stability Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Ireland
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A cloud-based climate intelligence business says that parts of the capital’s city center will be under 1.7 meters of water by the end of the century. Homes, museums and power stations will be among t...
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