Items Tagged with 'Structural Failures'

On orders from the Anne Arundel County, Md., building inspector, firefighters evacuated Empire Towers south of Baltimore after construction workers reported rebar issues and a shift in the lowest floor of its two-level garage.

After the NYC Pfizer building conversion buckled, what happens next? Leading experts in their fields map out what a complex structural failure examination looks like.

Why did two load-bearing columns buckle inside a landmark adaptive reuse project? Engineers must stabilize the building before seeking answers.

Dramatic video captures the moment a concrete bridge in southwestern China collapsed following a landslide.

Structural engineers call for more in-depth inspections of coastal buildings in harsh corrosive climates, and offer recommendations that go beyond visual surveys.

Rescuers continue victim search at Champlain Towers site as investigators seek a cause for partial collapse of 12-story building in Surfside, Fla.

Workers with Kiewit Infrastructure Group race to stabilize a fractured tie girder that forced an indefinite closure of the key Tennessee-Arkansas crossing.

The only group in the U.S. and Canada that collects and disseminates lessons from failures, errors, mishaps and safety issues is calling for reports on structural and jobsite hazards arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.