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Understanding the Carola Bridge Collapse: Expert Insights
- Dec, 30, 2024
- Bridges Forensic Engineering Forensics News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Germany, Dresden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The sudden collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden on September 11, 2024, highlights the critical importance of identifying and addressing hidden structural issues in aging infrastructure. An exper...
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Solar Farms and Wind Turbines Tested and Failed by Storm Darragh
- Dec, 09, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Forensics Green Infrastructure Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Storm Darragh has highlighted the vulnerabilities of renewable energy infrastructure to extreme weather events. Among the hardest-hit facilities was the Porth Wen Solar Farm in Anglesey, North Wales....
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£200M Leeds Flood Scheme Safeguards Homes, Businesses, and Biodiversity
- Nov, 26, 2024
- Forensics Forensic Engineering Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, Leeds
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme is a landmark £200 million project aimed at protecting over 4,000 homes and 1,000 businesses from extreme flooding. Initiated after the devastating Boxing Day floo...
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The Devastating Floods in Valencia: A Call for Enhanced Engineering Solutions
- Oct, 29, 2024
- Forensics Forensic Engineering Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Spain, Valencia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The recent catastrophic floods in Valencia have highlighted the urgent need for better engineering and flood management solutions. With over 210 lives tragically lost in Valencia, and additional fata...
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University of Benin Building Collapse: All Students Rescued, Investigation Underway
- Sep, 15, 2024
- Structural Failures Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Nigeria
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Edo State Government has confirmed that all students trapped in a collapsed three-storey building near the University of Benin have been successfully rescued. Fortunately, there were no fatalitie...
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Unstable Terrain: Landslide Devastates Teesta Dam Power Station in Sikkim
- Aug, 20, 2024
- Landslides Forensics Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A massive landslide recently struck the Teesta Stage 5 power station in Sikkim, India, highlighting the vulnerability of infrastructure to natural disasters. The landslide, which occurred early on a...
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Tragedy at Scampia: A Call for Urgent Urban Redevelopment
- Jul, 22, 2024
- Structural Failures Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Fatal Walkway Collapse at Naples Housing Complex A devastating incident unfolded at the Le Vele di Scampia housing complex on the outskirts of Naples, where a third-floor walkway at Vela Celeste par...
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China Highway Collapse Kills 24, Leaving Destruction and Heartache in Guangdong
- May, 01, 2024
- Landslides Road Embankments Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A catastrophic incident struck China's Guangdong province, claiming 24 lives and injuring 30 others when a section of the Meilong expressway collapsed early Wednesday morning. The tragic event follow...
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An assessment of the Chernobyl disaster 38 years after it happened
- Apr, 26, 1986
- Forensics Other Geotechnical General Civil General Construction Environmental Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ukraine, Pryp'yat'
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Saturday, April 26, 1986, 01:23:45 AM local time. A terrifying accident was taking place in the northern Ukraine, in the former USSR. Few people realized it immediately, and even fewer were aware of...
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Spire of iconic old Copenhagen stock exchange collapses in fire
- Apr, 16, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Other Structural General Civil General Construction Forensics Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Denmark, Copenhagen
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The iconic spire of Copenhagen’s old stock exchange collapsed in a fire that engulfed the building on the morning of Tuesday the 16th of April 2024. Furthermore, the old stock exchange building was o...
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