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Metro overpass collapse in Mexico City kills 24
- May, 05, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Bridges News On Failures
- Mexico
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A collapse of a subway overpass in Mexico City resulted in a least 24 deaths and more than 70 injuries. The accident occurred around 10:25 p.m. on Monday, May 3rd, along Line 12 of the metro s...
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Railway bridge in Russia collapsed
- May, 30, 2020
- Bridges Damage (Structural) News On Failures
- Russia, Murmansk
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On May 30, a railway bridge in northwestern Russia collapsed, without any casualties, due to a heavy flooding incident. The bridge, crossing over Kola River, is a critical railway link to the hub of...
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Bridge collapses in Italy: Concerns about the country's poor infrastructure conditions
- Apr, 08, 2020
- Bridge Management Structural Health Monitoring Structural Failures News On Failures
- Italy, Aulla
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A suspension bridge suddenly collapsed near the town of Aulla in northern Italy but, fortunately, no victims were reported. More than 1,5 years after the dramatic failure of the Morandi bridge in Ge...
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Intelligent infrastructure project reduces failure risk
A brand-new Intelligent Project that will be able to prevent infrastructure failures is currently being developed at Purdue University, Indiana. Evidence shows that infrastructure deterioratio...
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Bridge collapse in Rhodes Island, Greece
A bridge stretching over a river in Rhodes Island, Greece, partially collapsed after intense precipitation struck the area. The failure occurred on Monday, 25, 2019. The structure was part of a maj...
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