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At least 21 fatalities after floods and landslides in Tajikistan
- Sep, 01, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Tajikistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Tajikistan experienced extensive flooding and landslides on August 27, 2023, according to reports from the country's emergency agencies. The Emergency Situations Committee in Tajikistan said that bro...
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Swiss early warning system to check damage to roads due to landslides
Recent instances of heavy rainfall in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, and Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, have underscored the urgency of protective measures. The India Meteorological Department issued a "red aler...
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Bridge collapse in India: Over two dozen fatalities in construction site incident
- Aug, 29, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Performance-Based Design Structural Behavior Other Structural
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An under construction railway bridge collapsed in north-eastern India on Wednesday. The incident resulted in the tragic death of at least 26 people while concerns about missing persons are growing, a...
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Tropical Storm Franklin caused floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic
- Aug, 29, 2023
- Landslides Erosion Other Geotechnical
- Dominican Republic
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall in the Dominican Republic late on Wednesday, the 23rd of August, causing floods and landslides on the island of Hispaniola. Franklin brought heavy rainfall and...
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Water main burst in the Andheri suburb of Mumbai, India
- Aug, 23, 2023
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Underground Structures Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- India, Mumbai
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A water main burst in front of the Twinkle Apartments in the Andheri suburb of Mumbai, India, shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23. What has been known so far is that the water main pipe had...
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Huge landslide levels eight buildings in Himachal Pradesh, India
- Aug, 25, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Erosion Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A massive landslide took place in the town of Anni, in the Kullu district of India’s Himachal Pradesh state on Thursday, August 24. The landslide was caught on camera leveling eight multi-story buil...
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Plymouth: A £50m skyscraper is planned to be the city's tallest building
- Aug, 25, 2023
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Sustainable Development Other Structural
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Developers started working on plans for the Shepherds Wharf tower, a £50m skyscraper that will be constructed on Plymouth's waterfront. The tower, standing at a height of 30 stories, is going to beco...
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British company introduces waterless pumped storage hydropower technology
- Aug, 24, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Tunneling Energy Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Underground Structures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A UK-based company has developed a waterless pumped storage hydropower technology, and recently teamed up to deliver 100MW energy storage capacity projects by 2030. Furthermore, this technology work...
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6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in the northern region of Argentina
- Aug, 24, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering Other Structural
- Argentina
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On Wednesday, a deep-seated earthquake of 6.2 magnitude occurred in the northern region of Argentina. It is noteworthy that initial reports and authorities did not indicate any immediate damage or fa...
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Fire breaks out at the Xintiandi office building in Tianjin, China
- Aug, 22, 2023
- General Civil Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- China, Tianjin
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Xintiandi Building, a high-rise office structure located in Tianjin, China, was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, August 22. Furthermore, Xintiandi consists of 27 floors and two underground levels....
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