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AI and virtual reality to monitor the structural safety of buildings and bridges
- Nov, 08, 2023
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- United States, Florida, Orlando
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The structural health and safety of a nation's bridges and buildings is crucial for preventing disasters like the Surfside condominium collapse in 2021. To improve the structural health monitoring of...
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Injuries and damage were reported after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Tokyo
- May, 11, 2023
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- Japan, Chiba
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Tokyo and its surrounding regions in Japan were hit by an earthquake on Thursday, officials and media reported. The quake had a magnitude of 5.4 and its epicenter was located in Chiba prefecture, sit...
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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits north of Norway's Svalbard
- May, 21, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Dynamics Dynamic Loads Structural Behavior Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Norway
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck north of the Norwegian Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake happened 725 km (450 miles) n...
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6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Remote Area in Western China – 4 people injured
- Jan, 08, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Dynamic Loads Underground Structures News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena
- China
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A magnitude 6.9 overnight earthquake shook a sparsely populated area in western China early Saturday and forced the suspension of high-speed rail service because of tunnel damage, authorities said....
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Earthquake prediction in the lab using deep learning
- Nov, 09, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Dynamic Loads Structural Behavior News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Publications News On Natural Disasters/phenomena
- United States, Pennsylvania
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Lives and billions of dollars in infrastructure damage every year is the cost of earthquakes in the United States. Earthquakes can occur at any time, and there is no way to predict them, at least now...
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Magnitude 6.1 quake in Tokyo: blackouts but no tsunami warning
- Oct, 07, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Dynamic Loads Structural Behavior Structural Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
No reports of major damage, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said, after the strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, which jolted Tokyo late on Thursday, October 7th, 2021. The quake ca...
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A 73-storey skyscraper evacuated after intense shaking in China
- May, 19, 2021
- Structural Dynamics Vibration And Damping Dynamic Loads Structural Loads News On Projects / Industry
- China, Shenzhen
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A 73-storey skyscraper was evacuated on May 18th in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen when it began to sway. Local authorities still do not know what caused the over 300 meters high building...
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Massive concrete umbrellas to be used as a coastal shield
- Apr, 02, 2020
- Structural Design Dynamic Loads Shells Concrete Structures News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Scientists from the University of Princeton in New Jersey, have introduced a radical structural system that could protect coastal areas from extreme weather phenomena. The researchers have published...
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