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Fehmarn Belt Tunnel: Europe’s groundbreaking gateway beneath the sea
- Dec, 05, 2024
- Structural Design Load Factors Structural Optimization Underground Structures Sustainable Development Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany, Fehmarn
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The world’s longest and deepest underwater tunnel, which will connect Germany and Denmark, is currently under construction. Upon completion, the tunnel, with a total cost of €10 billion, will span 18...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of November 2024
- Dec, 03, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Reliability Wind Engineering Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Bridge Design Bridge Management Bridges Load Factors Structural Loads Structural Behavior
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You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of November 2024. Namely, these...
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New €120 Million Project for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring to Launch in Greece
- Nov, 28, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Abutments Bridge Design Bridges Structural Health Monitoring Damage (Structural) Load Factors Structural Control Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new project, worth €120 million, is set to begin in Greece, initiated by three contractors. This project aims to revolutionize the health monitoring industry by providing real-time assessments of t...
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Bridge, built for 5-ton capacity, collapsed when loaded with 30-ton truck
- Nov, 13, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Bridges Load Factors Structural Stability Structural Behavior Structural Loads News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Vietnam
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge in An Giang Province’s Mekong Delta, designed to support a maximum load of five tons, collapsed on Wednesday, November 13, after a heavily overloaded truck attempted to cross it. The inciden...
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Havana, Cuba: One fatality and many injuries after a series of building collapses
- Jun, 19, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Load Factors Walls Snow And Rain Loads Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Cuba, Havana
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
This week Cuba experienced at least 19 partial collapses in Havana due to recent heavy rains. The collapses have resulted in fatalities, injuries, and growing concern over the vulnerability of housin...
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Albany: Multiple buildings were damaged due to storm
- Jun, 20, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Load Factors Roofs Masonry Structures Snow And Rain Loads Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, New York, Albany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday 20st of June, a catastrophic storm struck Albany’s Warehouse District around 5:30 p.m. local time. A four-storey 100 years old brick building partially collapsed. After the damage, the bu...
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New study claims that surface hazards, e.g. landslides, can cause earthquakes
- Jun, 20, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Load Factors Other Structural News On Natural Disasters/phenomena News On Publications Other News
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A new study conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) argues that landslides can trigger earthquakes if they eventually block lakes. This finding is cruci...
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ATX Tower, Austin: Pioneering Performance-Based Wind Design in High-Rise Construction
- Jun, 18, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Structural Design Load Factors Performance-Based Design Structural Optimization Wind Tunnel Wind Engineering Other Structural Standards And Design Codes News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Texas, Austin
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The University of Texas at Austin designed the ATX Tower, the first high-rise to incorporate the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Prestandard for Performance-Based Wind Design (PBWD). Curre...
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Majorca: Two storey restaurant collapsed leading to 4 fatalities
- May, 23, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Load Factors Roofs Concrete Structures Structural Loads Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Spain
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A two-storey restaurant collapsed in Majorca, Spanish Island around 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday 23rd of May. The collapsed building was the Medusa Beach Club, a popular beachside restaur...
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Warehouse collapse in Minna, Niger State: people trapped under the debris
- May, 17, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Load Factors Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Nigeria
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A warehouse collapsed on Friday 17th, around 2:50 pm local time in the bustling New Market Area of Minna, the capital of Niger State. As authorities stated, numerous people had been trapped underneat...
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