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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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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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Six visualized proposals for the Sydney Harbour Bridge that didn’t make the cut
- Nov, 10, 2023
- General Civil Bridge Design Bridges General Construction Bridge Management Construction Management Visualization News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Australia, Sydney
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, standing next to the Sydney Opera House in the city’s harbor is the world’s tallest steel arch bridge and one of the country’s most iconic landmarks. Back in 2019, Budget...
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A case study on the repair of West Seattle Bridge
- Sep, 17, 2022
- Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Tendons Bridges Structural Health Monitoring Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Washington, Seattle
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The West Seattle Bridge is a cantilevered segmental bridge with a maximum clearance of 140 ft (43 m) and a total length of 2,607 ft (795 m), that connects West Seattle to the city’s greater metropoli...
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Albanian parliament approves bridge connection to Montenegro
- May, 18, 2023
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridges Transportation Engineering Other Structural General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Albania
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Albanian parliament unanimously approved the construction of a new bridge, which will connect the country to Montenegro over the Buna River. A draft law for the project was signed earlier in Mar...
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