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Natural gas explosion levels Illinois house
- Jul, 01, 2023
- General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Other Structural
- United States, Illinois, Lisle
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A house in Lisle, Illinois, was completely destroyed after an explosion that occurred on Saturday, July 1st. According to the DuPage Country Sheriff’s Office, the explosion was caused by natural gas,...
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Florida collapsed condo’s pool deck failed to comply with building codes and standards, officials say
- Jun, 15, 2023
- Forensics Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida, Surfside
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A preliminary summary of findings regarding Florida’s Surfside condominium collapse was issued on Thursday by investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). On some ba...
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Five-story apartment building collapses in Teruel, Spain, shortly after evacuation
- Jun, 13, 2023
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Spain, Teruel
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A five-story apartment building, home to 21 families, in the city of Teruel, Spain, collapsed on Tuesday, June 14, and was caught on video. Furthermore, a tenant had warned the authorities about cra...
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Vast environmental impact expected by the Nova Kakhovka breach in Ukraine
- Jun, 06, 2023
- Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Damage (Structural) Blasting Effects Other Structural Geoenvironmental Engineering Contaminant Transport General Civil Environmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ukraine
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Nova Kakhovka dam, the largest dam in Ukraine in terms of volume and one of the largest in the world, was breached in the early morning hours of June 6. Its construction started in 1950 and last...
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Building collapse in Iowa leaves 5 people still unaccounted for
- May, 27, 2023
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- United States, Iowa, Davenport
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A six-story building partially collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday, leaving 5 people still unaccounted for, with 2 still believed to be trapped inside. Fire crews rushed to the scene at around 5...
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Water main pipeline burst causes heavy damage in Guahati, India
- May, 25, 2023
- Hydraulic Engineering Transportation Engineering Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Underground Structures Other Structural General Civil General Construction Underground Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- India, Guwahati
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A water main pipeline burst in the city of Guwahati, in the state of Assam, India, on May 25. The pipeline appears to have been operating under heavy high pressure, as the water can be seen on video...
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Fire destroys seven-story heritage-listed building in Sydney
- May, 25, 2023
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- Australia, Sydney
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A seven-story heritage-listed building in Surry Hills, Sydney was destroyed in a fire on Thursday afternoon. The 111-year-old building used to be a hat factory, but has been left unoccupied, waiting...
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Storm rips off the wall of a 12th floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- May, 19, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Walls Wood Structures Wind Engineering Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures General Construction General Civil Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The wall of a 12th floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur was ripped off during a thunderstorm on Friday, May 19. Furthermore, the event took place in the Loke Yew building, which consists of public housin...
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Mobile crane topples over in Tokyo, Japan, construction site
- May, 16, 2023
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- Japan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A mobile crane tipped over at a construction site in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, May 16. Furthermore, the incident took place at a nursing facility construction site, in the Shinagawa Ward of Tokyo, a...
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Construction crane’s boom falls on metro train in Taichung, Taiwan
- May, 10, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Risk & Reliability Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan, Taichung
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A construction crane’s boom fell from the top of a building on a moving metro train in Taichung, Taiwan, on May 10, around 12.29 p.m. More specifically, the crane was reported as being dismantled fr...
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