News
News
A railway bridge collapsed in Norway due to heavy rainfall
- Aug, 16, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Bridges Structural Failures Other Structural
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A railway bridge, located in the southeastern part of Norway, collapsed on Monday due to heavy rainfall. Constructed in 1957, the bridge, which crossed the Laagen River, measures 172.5 meters in leng...
Read More
Iran building collapse: at least five fatalities, over a dozen injuries
- Aug, 09, 2023
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Standards And Design Codes Other Structural
- Iran
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Five people lost their lives, and over a dozen others sustained injuries when five adjacent structures crumbled in the southwestern part of Tehran on August 6. The tragic event occurred as police and...
Read More
Earthquake in eastern China: houses collapsed and at least 21 people injured
- Aug, 08, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A strong earthquake hit eastern China on Sunday. The quake caused houses to collapse and injured at least 21 people. More specifically, the incident led to the collapse of 126 homes, as indicated by...
Read More
Record flooding destroys homes along the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska
- Aug, 05, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) Erosion Other Structural Other Geotechnical General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Alaska, Juneau
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The water level in Mendenhall Lake near Juneau, Alaska, crested at 14.97 feet at around 11.15p.m. on Saturday, with the previous record being 11.99 feet in 2016. Flooding came as a result of the sud...
Read More
Church building collapses in Peoria: demolition is scheduled
- Aug, 01, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a church building collapse in Peoria early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at 231 South Saratoga Street...
Read More
Cameroon building collapse: at least 33 fatalities
- Jul, 27, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Standards And Design Codes Other Structural
- Cameroon
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 33 people lost their lives and five others were injured in a tragic incident when an apartment building collapsed in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. The catastrophe occurred on Sat...
Read More
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit southern Turkish province of Adana
- Jul, 26, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Other Structural
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the southern Turkish province of Adana. This recent quake occurred approximately six months after the destructive earthquakes that resulted in the deaths of over 50,...
Read More
Bridge collapse in Patras, Greece: at least one fatality and several injuries
- Jul, 24, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Bridges Structural Failures Concrete Structures Structure Reinforcement Other Structural
- Greece
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A part of a bridge collapsed on the ring road in Patras on Sunday. Tragically, this incident resulted in the loss of one life and left eight people injured, according to a statement from the fire bri...
Read More
Building collapse in Cairo, Egypt: at least 13 fatalities
- Jul, 19, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Walls Other Structural
- Egypt
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A five-story apartment building collapsed in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, on Monday. The incident caused at least 13 fatalities, while rescue teams worked diligently to search for survivors amidst th...
Read More
An 7.2-magnitude earthquake hits the Eastern Aleutian Islands.
- Jul, 17, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural)
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck near the Eastern Aleutian Islands, raising concerns about a possible tsunami for coastal communities in Alaska. However, there have been no immediate repo...
Read More