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Serious cracks forced the closure of the Servia Bridge in northern Greece
- Apr, 04, 2023
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Structural Reliability Repair And Retrofit Of Structures
- Greece
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Following major cracks in four tendons between the sixth and seventh piers, the Servia Bridge in Western Macedonia in northern Greece, has been closed to all vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons. T...
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A bridge in Bhoranj collapsed hours after the shutters were removed
- Apr, 03, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A bridge, that was still being built, collapsed close to the village of Jahu in the Public Works Department's (PWD) Bhoranj district. No employees were on the scene when the incident occurred, and fo...
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World's highest railway bridge to open in J&K
- Mar, 29, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Structural Design Performance-Based Design Wind Engineering
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
With the upcoming opening of the tallest railway bridge in the world crossing the Chenab River, Jammu and Kashmir will soon be able to brag about having it. The Chenab railway bridge, built over the...
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Italy will construct the world's longest suspension bridge
- Mar, 21, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Earthquake Engineering Structural Design
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On Thursday, March 16, Italy's Council of Ministers authorized the construction of the world's longest suspension bridge that will connect the island of Sicily and the Italian mainland. It should be...
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Lake Polyfytos Bridge in Greece is closed for at least a month due to structural damage
- Mar, 16, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Management Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Greece
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Lake Polyfytos Bridge, in Greece, has been closed due to structural damage. More specifically, cracks and structural damage were spotted on the bridge, which was deemed unsafe by officials on M...
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Under-construction Islamabad bridge collapses for the second time within a week
An under-construction bridge in Islamabad collapsed on Thursday, March 2 for the second time within a week. More specifically, one of the bridge’s girders tipped over and caused a domino effect, w...
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Zuari Bridge: India’s second longest cable-stayed eight-lane opens in Goa
- Jan, 13, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Structural Design
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Minister of Roads Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country's second longest cable-stayed eight-lane Zuari Bridge on Thursday. Right-hand side (4-lane corridor) across the Zuari Ri...
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Bridge collapses in Woodville, Mississippi; no injuries reported
- Jan, 09, 2023
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Australia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A bridge collapsed in Woodville, Mississippi, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Woodville is in the southwest corner of Mississippi, a few miles from the Louisiana border. The Wilkinson County Emergency Manag...
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The five longest bridges in India
- Dec, 19, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Structural Design Structural Systems Standards And Design Codes Other Structural
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The bridges of India are more-than-welcome steel-and-iron giants, reaching far and wide while overcoming natural barriers of waterbodies, marshy areas, and rocky terrain, as well as manmade blocks of...
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Africa’s longest bridge in Lagos: three teams in running to build it
- Dec, 09, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Structural Design Performance-Based Design Other Structural
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The government of Lagos State has shortlisted three bids to build the Fourth Mainland Bridge, a 38km link between Lagos city and Lagos island that presently has a budget of $2.5bn. It is intended to...
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