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Building 5 dead, 9 injured 2022 Changsha building collapse: Changsha, Hunan, China Building 54 dead, 10 injured [69] 2022 Abadan Metropol building collapse: Abadan, Iran: Building 41 dead [70] 2022 Tretten Bridge collapse: Øyer, Norway Bridge, with trusses and glued laminated timber: 0 dead [71] [72] [73] 2022 2022 Morbi bridge collapse: Morbi ...
3-Way Interchange Flyover Bridge, A part of River Bridge; Concrete and steel bridge. Collapsed during construction, Design flaw in curvature section of a span resulted in collapse of a curved span slab during the removal of staging plates. 10 killed, 6 injured. Total collapse of one wing.
Citicorp Center engineering crisis. Citigroup building with a sketch of internal framework superimposed on one side. The same design is used on all four sides and transmits wind and gravity loads to the four support stilts. There is also a fifth support column in the center. In July 1978, a possible structural flaw was discovered in Citicorp ...
1 dead, 2 injured as Fort Lauderdale building crane fails, crushes cars on bridge. David Goodhue, Devoun Cetoute, Grethel Aguila. April 4, 2024 at 2:14 PM.
Engineering disasters often arise from shortcuts in the design process. Engineering is the science and technology used to meet the needs and demands of society. [1] These demands include buildings, aircraft, vessels, and computer software. In order to meet society’s demands, the creation of newer technology and infrastructure must be met ...
Ocean Tower SPI was an unfinished, 31-story condominium in South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, United States, that was imploded when it was deemed unsafe to remain standing. Construction was halted in May 2008 when cracks formed in the building's supporting columns, and investigations revealed that the core of the skyscraper had sunk by ...
[93] [94] The building was finally demolished in November 2009 and construction of its replacement began on December 1, 2009. [95] The adjacent Verizon Building, an Art Deco building constructed in 1926, had extensive damage to its east facade from the collapse of 7 World Trade Center, though it was successfully restored at a cost of US$1.4 ...
31. Leading edge aeroelastic flutter caused the aircraft to breakup and crash into the crowd. 1953-02-06. National Airlines Flight 470. Gulf of Mexico. Douglas DC-6. Severe weather. 46. Loss of control and structural failure in severe turbulence.