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University of Southern California: a new study indicates the impact of rising seawater on Alexandria's infrastructure due to erosion
- Feb, 27, 2025
- Other Structural Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Reliability Structural Stability Structural Behavior Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Research / Academia Other News
- Egypt, Alexandria
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A breakthrough study on the state of buildings in the Egyptian city of Alexandria has been published by the University of Southern California in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich...
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Phoenix, Oregon: Roof of a warehouse collapsed due to snow loads
- Feb, 06, 2025
- Snow And Rain Loads Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Other Structural Structural Failures Roofs Structural Stability Structural Behavior Structural Loads News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News News On Failures
- United States, Oregon, Phoenix
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Late at night on Thursday, February 6, a warehouse in Phoenix, Oregon, collapsed as its roof gave way under the weight of heavy snow. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported. Multiple ag...
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Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge: New bridge is about to be constructed
- Feb, 05, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Design Columns Other Structural Performance-Based Design Structural Reliability Structural Stability Structural Behavior Sustainable Development Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services News On Failures Other News
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Almost a year has passed since the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which led to 6 fatalities. Last Tuesday, Maryland officials announced that they are planning the repl...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of December 2024
- Jan, 10, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Bridges Structural Reliability Structural Behavior Structural Stability Sustainable Development Structural Design Structural Optimization Soil Structures
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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 December 2024. Namely, these...
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Correct Crane Stiffness Prediction: A Crucial Aspect for Operational Efficiency
- Dec, 27, 2024
- Structural Failures Structural Optimization Plates Steel Structures Structural Analysis Fatigue Buckling Structural Behavior General Finite Element Programs Standards And Design Codes
- Authored by: Yana Muzychenko
Author: Wouter van den Bos, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Section Transport Technology and Logistics at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands / founder of SDC Verifier. Ensuring a...
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Ireland introduces the world’s first 3D-printed social housing
- Dec, 24, 2024
- Other Structural Structural Reliability Structural Behavior Structural Stability Sustainable Development News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Ireland
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ireland is now home to the world’s first 3D-printed concrete social housing project—a row of three three-bedroom homes located in Grange Close, Dundalk, County Louth. The 330-square-meter development...
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Construction of the tallest building in the US delayed due to flight safety concerns
- Dec, 13, 2024
- Other Structural Structural Design Standards And Design Codes Structural Stability Structural Behavior News On Awards News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Legends Tower in Oklahoma City is facing delays due to concerns over flight safety. Planned to rise to a height of 581 meters - 40 meters taller than New York's World Trade Center, the current ta...
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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
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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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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The tallest building in Queens nears completion
- Nov, 15, 2024
- Structural Design Other Structural News On Awards News On Projects / Industry Other News Structural Analysis Structural Behavior
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Orchard Building is nearing completion, having reached its full height this week. The 70-storey structure, located at Orchard Street and Jackson Avenue in the Court Square area of Long Island Cit...
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