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Catastrophic Collapse of a Log-Building Lodge: A Forensic Analysis for Civil Engineers
- May, 28, 2024
- Forensic Engineering Structural Design General Construction Snow And Rain Loads News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Publications
- Rocky Mountains
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In the high alpine environment of the Rocky Mountains, a vacation resort faced an unexpected disaster. Despite adequate structural design and a less-than-design snow event, a commercial lodge structu...
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The Devastating Impact and Solutions to Flooding in Brazil
- May, 20, 2024
- Forensic Engineering General Construction General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Brazil
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The recent catastrophic flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, has brought widespread devastation and highlighted the challenges of managing such extreme weather events. The magnitude of rainfall tha...
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Webuild Ready to Rebuild the Baltimore Bridge: A New Vision for Safety and Innovation
- Mar, 26, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In March, the city of Baltimore faced a devastating setback when the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a critical artery linking the harbor to the Atlantic Ocean, tragically collapsed. This incident not only...
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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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New Delhi Suffocates as Toxic Smoke from Landfill Fire Engulfs the City
- Apr, 22, 2024
- Landfill Engineering Forensic Engineering Contaminant Transport Environmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, New Delhi
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
New Delhi is engulfed in hazardous fumes as a massive fire erupts at the Ghazipur landfill, exacerbating the city's chronic air pollution crisis. The blaze, which started on Sunday, releases dangerou...
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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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Emphasis on Aesthetics Led to the Collapse of Tretten Timber Bridge in Norway
- Aug, 15, 2022
- Bridge Design Bridges Bridge Management Wood Structures Steel Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Norway, Tretten
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Following the collapse of the Tretten Bridge in Norway in August 2022, an official report by the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) criticized the bridge's design and construction. The b...
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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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60-foot crack appears on rural Utah Panguitch Lake Dam
- Apr, 08, 2024
- Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Dam Engineering General Civil General Construction Other Structural Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Utah, Panguitch
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 60-foot-wide and 2 to 5-foot-tall crack was identified at rural Utah’s Panguitch Lake Dam, on the evening of Monday, April 8, 2024, which caused safety concerns about the nearby town’s 1,800 reside...
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Construction crane segment collapses onto downtown Florida bridge
- Apr, 04, 2024
- Structural Failures General Civil General Construction Other Structural Damage (Structural) Forensics Bridges News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida, Fort Lauderdale
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A section of a construction crane collapsed onto a downtown Fort Lauderdale bridge, where it hit two cars on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4, 2024. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (FLFR) released a s...
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