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Bridge in China cracks due to buckling under high temperatures
- Aug, 19, 2022
- Bridges Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Buckling Structural Loads Other Structural
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In engineering, buckling is a failure mode characterized by a sudden failure of a structural member subjected to high compressive stresses, where the actual compressive stresses at failure are smalle...
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Norway wooden bridge collapse: Drivers of two vehicles rescued
- Aug, 17, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Bridges Wood Structures Structural Failures Other Structural
- Denmark
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section. The drivers of both vehicles were rescued and...
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Dasmariñas bridge collapse: eight fatalities - the body of last missing victim found
- Aug, 04, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Management Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural
- Philippines
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Authorities found Thursday, July 28, the last missing victim in the collapse of a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV on Tuesday evening, July 26. On July 27, authorities...
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Longest bridge in the Baltics: the estimated duration of the Neris bridge works is 2.5 years
- Jul, 28, 2022
- Bridge Design Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Design Other Structural Standards And Design Codes
- Lithuania
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The bridge impinges on a site protected by the EU’s Natura 2000 ecological network, so work will not be carried out during fish migration and spawning. To avoid damage to the ecosystem, the bridge’s...
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The ‘thinnest’ concrete bridge in Southeast Asia
- Jul, 13, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Loads Structural Stability Structural Design Concrete Structures
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The 30-metre-long Chalermphrakiart Bridge was built in the SCG head office compound in Bang Sue last year but the conglomerate announced the development only now to invite construction firms to learn...
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Bangladesh: opening of country's longest bridge
- Jun, 27, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Structural Design Structural Reliability Trusses Concrete Structures Other Structural
- Bangladesh
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday celebrated the opening of the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build. The 6.51-kilometer (4.04-mile) bridge spanning the Pad...
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Assam, India: Part of bridge collapses in Baksa district after heavy rains
- Jun, 20, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Snow And Rain Loads Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Part of a bridge collapsed in Assam's Baksa district on Wednesday due to incessant rainfall and an increase in the water level of the Dihing river. In a video posted by news agency ANI, people can be...
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Mexico: Bridge collapses during its opening ceremony sending mayor and guests into river – at least 25 injuries
- Jun, 15, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural
- Mexico
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 25 people were injured, including the mayor’s wife who needs surgery on her leg. ‘There were a lot of people jumping. That was reckless,’ mayor José Luis Urióstegui said. Mr Urióstegui als...
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Guinness World Record for Vietnam's new glass bridge
- Jun, 01, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Loads Structural Stability Wind Engineering Structural Design
- Vietnam
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Suspended approximately 492 feet above ground and measuring 2,073 feet in length, the glass bridge was a joint collaboration between local tourism authorities and a French construction company to rev...
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India’s Longest Steel Bridge, Mahatma Gandhi Setu: All Set To Fully Open For Traffic on June 7
- May, 30, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridge Abutments Structural Design Steel Structures
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Bihar, considered as the longest steel bridge of the country, will open for traffic after its eastern flank is inaugurated on June 7. After being fully renovated, the 39-year-o...
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