A new Penn State building that was closed in November because of a "localized structural issue" will remain out of service ...

Our built environment is aging and failing faster than we can maintain it. Recent building collapses and structural failures of roads and bridges are indicators of a problem that’s likely to get worse ...

Crowds gather at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, as rescue crews assess the collapse of a multi-story prayer-hall building that failed during concrete placement.

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Four recent catastrophic building collapses and a near miss are raising concerns about ...

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh with limited physical damage, but it has exposed profound vulnerabilities in public preparedness, infrastructure resilience, and national seismic readiness ...

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Regulators with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration and the city of Cincinnati are investigatingthe collapse of the second floor of Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino as workers were pouring ...

One way to stem the tide of building collapse and other structural defects is to deploy the use of forensic engineering in the construction industry, Anthony Oladapo Ajayi has said. Ajayi, a chartered ...

As we approach the three-year anniversary of the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South, we may finally have answers as to the exact cause. The court-appointed firm investigating the tragedy ...

Structural engineers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE), have urged the government to implement laws and building codes that will stem building failures ...

An apartment building that partially collapsed two days earlier can be seen Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. Five residents of the six-story apartment building remained unaccounted for and ...

A block of council flats in Ripon is set to be demolished after major structural issues caused by ground instability appeared.