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Visakhapatnam building collapse: 3 fatalities - 2 children among them
- Mar, 28, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Concrete Structures
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A three-story building collapsed in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday, 23 March 2023. Specifically, the incident occurred at 1.30 am and eight residents, members of three d...
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Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan: at least 19 fatalities
- Mar, 27, 2023
- Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Pakistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday night. The strong earthquake, centered in a mountainous area in northern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border, left at least 1...
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Building collapse in Qatar: at least one fatality
- Mar, 24, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Qatar
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Authorities reported that a building collapsed in Doha, the capital of Qatar, killing at least one person. Rescuers are now looking through the debris for survivors, while the collapse of the buildin...
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The Notre Dame cathedral fire revealed a long-hidden secret for the famous Parisian monument
- Mar, 22, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Other Structural
- France
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Notre-Dame was the first Gothic cathedral whose construction made extensive use of iron staples. This was a long-kept secret about the famous Parisian landmark before it was engulfed by fire four yea...
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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Ecuador: at least 16 fatalities
- Mar, 20, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Stability Other Structural
- Ecuador
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon. Dozens were injured while at least 16 people lost their lives, according to authorities. The US National Weather Service repo...
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A vacant building collapsed in west Baltimore due to strong wind loading
- Mar, 17, 2023
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Wind Engineering Structural Loads Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Strong wind loads are anticipated to be the cause of the collapse of a vacant building in the Upton neighborhood of west Baltimore, Maryland, according to a report from WBFF. There have been no injur...
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Part of shopping mall roof collapses after heavy snowfall in Minnesota, U.S.A.
- Mar, 14, 2023
- Structural Failures Load Factors Roofs Snow And Rain Loads Structural Loads News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Minnesota, Duluth
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Part of a shopping mall’s roof collapsed around 9 a.m. on Tuesday in Duluth, Minnesota. Shortly before the collapse, workers were removing snow from the mall’s roof. Luckily, they were alerted by...
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The earthquake damage in Turkey is estimated to be more than $100bn
- Mar, 15, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An official from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has estimated that the damage from the deadly earthquakes that struck Turkey last month will surpass $100 billion. The World Bank had...
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Building partially collapsed twice within 8 days in Welland, Canada
- Mar, 09, 2023
- Other Structural Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A five-story, 226-unit condo suffered partial collapse twice within 8 days. More specifically, the initial collapse took place on February the 18th and a second one followed almost a week later, on F...
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Two buildings collapsed in Alaska during the weekend
- Mar, 06, 2023
- Roofs Structural Failures Wood Structures Snow And Rain Loads
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The roofs of two commercial buildings collapsed during the weekend in the town of Anchorage, Alaska. The first event took place around 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, where the roof of a thrift store near...
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