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France: A virtual map of Paris demonstrates the age of buildings
- Aug, 22, 2024
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- France, Paris
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Researchers in France created a map named BatiParis that illustrates the city buildings categorized them according to their age. In fact, Batiparis is a detailed representation that showcases the cit...
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Albany: Multiple buildings were damaged due to storm
- Jun, 20, 2024
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- 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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Sustainable materials can be used in construction to decrease environmental pollution
- Apr, 30, 2024
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Efforts to reduce emissions in the building sector typically focus on operational aspects like heating and lighting. Now the attention is shifting towards the environmental impact of materials themse...
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De Bosset Bridge in Kefalonia, Greece: Europe’s longest stone bridge over the sea
- Apr, 25, 2024
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- Greece
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In Kefalonia, Greece, in 1813, Charles de Bosset, a Swiss engineer, recognized the need to connect Argostoli with the rest of the island, as until then, people could only reach the town by small boat...
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Piraeus, Greece: Masonry building collapse caused one fatality and three injuries
- Apr, 16, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Walls Masonry Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Greece, Piraeus
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday 16th of April, a building collapsed in the Pasalimani area of Piraeus. Due to the collapse one man lost his life while three others were injured. It is mentioned that the structure was und...
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A 200-year-old Congregational Church collapsed on Thursday 25th in New London
- Jan, 25, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News Masonry Structures
- United States, Connecticut, New London
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The First Congregational Church located on Union Street in New London collapsed on Thursday 25th of January at 1:30 pm. According to Pastor Bob from Engaging Heaven Church, one person was in the buil...
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Greece: The oldest bridge in Europe still in use
- May, 15, 2023
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- Greece
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Arkadiko Bridge, also known as the Kazarma Bridge, is considered one of the oldest bridges in Europe that is still in use. It is located in the southern region of mainland Greece, on the Peloponn...
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6-story Bronx building’s partial collapse: façade falls of raining down bricks
- Feb, 02, 2022
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- United States, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Part of the facade of a vacant six-story Bronx building under construction collapsed on Tuesday. The partial collapse sent bricks falling onto an awning and the sidewalk below. No injuries were repor...
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India: 5 fatalities, several injuries as building collapses in Pune
- Feb, 04, 2022
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- India, Pune
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Five people were killed and several others were injured when an under-construction building in Pune, India collapsed late on Thursday night, police officials said. The authorities launched a probe to...
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Engineering concepts behind the stability of famous masonry domes confirmed
- May, 26, 2020
- Masonry Structures Domes (Structure) Structural Stability News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Research conducted at Princeton University and the University of Bergamo unearths the technical secrets behind famous self-supporting masonry domes such as the dome of the duomo of Maria del Fiore in...
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