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Βuilding collapse in Lagos: two children dead
- Aug, 22, 2022
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- Nigeria, Lagos
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday confirmed that bodies of the two children were recovered in the incident. The children have died following the collapse of a building in...
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: at least six fatalities in building collapse
- Aug, 21, 2022
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- Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least six people were killed in a building collapse Saturday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, according to a police source. The accident happened when a warehouse collapsed in the Mercat...
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Building collapse in Surjani Town, Pakistan: one fatality and ten injuries
- Aug, 17, 2022
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- Pakistan, Karachi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An under-construction building in Surjani Town, Pakistan, collapsed. One person died and ten others sustained injuries, two of them in critical condition. According to details, a ground plus four-...
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The ‘thinnest’ concrete bridge in Southeast Asia
- Jul, 07, 2022
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The 30-metre-long Chalermphrakiart Bridge was built in the SCG head office compound in Bang Sue last year but the conglomerate announced the development only now to invite construction firms to learn...
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Series of strong earthquakes hit southern Iran: at least 5 fatalities
- Jul, 08, 2022
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A series of strong earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people and causing damage to dozens of buildings, state media reported. The quakes, including two of magnitude...
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India, Mumbai: Building collapse – at least 3 fatalities and 11 injuries
- Jun, 28, 2022
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- India, Mumbai
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least three people were killed and 11 were injured when a dilapidated residential building collapsed in India's financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, officials said Tuesday. The four-stor...
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Bangladesh: opening of country's longest bridge
- Jun, 25, 2022
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- Bangladesh
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Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday celebrated the opening of the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build. The 6.51-kilometer (4.04-mile) bridge spanning the Pad...
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Iran building collapse: at least 11 fatalities
- May, 23, 2022
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- Iran
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Rescuers dug through debris of a collapsed building in southwestern Iran that killed at least 11 people, fearful that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble. Meanwhile, authorities arres...
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A 92-metre-long rail bridge is set to be installed in Stechford
- May, 06, 2022
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- United Kingdom
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Once installed in Stechford, it will become the longest single-span railway structure in the West Midlands allowing HS2 to access its new depot. A 92-metre-long (100yd) rail bridge is set to be dri...
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Cracks in concrete: A new way to discover a reaction that causes them
- May, 05, 2022
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- United States, Illinois, Lemont
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Bridges, dams, nuclear plants and other concrete structures are built to stand for decades, but they are not indestructible. One phenomenon that shortens the life of concrete buildings and structur...
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