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Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake rises to 33,000
- Feb, 13, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
More than 33,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria due to the strong 7.8-magnitude earthquake that occurred on Monday and the possibilities of finding more survivors are dwindling because of the c...
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7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria: A castle built nearly 2,000 years ago in southern Turkey partially collapsed
- Feb, 11, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Gaziantep Castle, a historic site and popular tourist destination in southeast Turkey, collapsed as a result of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday in the early hours...
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7.8-magnitude quake struck Turkey and Syria: over a thousand fatalities
- Feb, 06, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A strong earthquake struck southeast Turkey near the Syrian border killing over a thousand and trapping countless others. In Turkey, there were at least 5,383 injuries, and in Syria, there were 1,000...
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Construction of Jamaica's tallest building will begin in February
- Feb, 03, 2023
- Structural Design Structural Behavior Other Structural Earthquake Engineering Expert Witness
- Jamaica
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The construction of the tallest structure in Jamaica will begin, in its first phase, the following month. The Ascent at the Oxford, Sheer Luxury will be the name of the 27-story structure being built...
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Earthquake in Iran’s Khoy: at least three fatalities and hundreds injuries
- Feb, 03, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Iran
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least three people died and hundreds hurt as a result of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Khoy in northwest Iran. According to Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian, the governor of the West Azerbaijan...
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A 5.6-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Nepal – One Fatality, Two Injured and 40 Houses Damaged
- Jan, 27, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Nepal
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An earthquake struck western Nepal on Tuesday, according to a local official. One person is dead and two more were injured while at least 40 houses were damaged. Cattle and farm animals were also bur...
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7.6 magnitude quake hit Indonesia: tsunami warning lifted
- Jan, 12, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Other Structural
- Indonesia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck Indonesia (Tanimbar islands) on Tuesday prompting panicked residents in the area to flee their homes, although a tsunami warning was lifted after three hours and...
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California: outages and damage were reported
- Jan, 05, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Seismic Effects Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California on Sunday for the second time in less than two weeks, causing power outages and damage, according to officials. The New Year's Day earthquake, w...
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California: Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Northern California coast
- Dec, 21, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled Northern California early Tuesday morning, causing some damage and leaving thousands without power in Humboldt County. The quake was reported at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday 1...
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The world's longest suspended bridge may soon link the island of Sicily in Italy with the mainland
- Dec, 07, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Earthquake Engineering Structural Design Other Structural Standards And Design Codes
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The idea of building a bridge between the island of Sicily with the mainland is not new for the Italian planners. However, the decades-long planning process for the massive engineering project was ab...
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