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  2. List of building and structure collapses - Wikipedia

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    Apartments (under construction) 42 dead [66] 2022 Nemiga pedestrian bridge Minsk, Belarus Bridge 0 dead or injured [67] 2022 Gwangju construction site collapse: Gwangju, South Korea Wall (under construction) 3 injured, 0-3 missing [68] 2022 Fern Hollow Bridge collapse: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States: Bridge 10 injured 2022 Alfamart ...

  3. List of industrial disasters - Wikipedia

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    The oil shipment caught fire and exploded, destroying more than thirty buildings. It was the fourth-deadliest rail accident in Canadian history. July 23, 2018: Laos dam collapse. Part of a hydroelectric dam system under construction collapsed in Champasak Province, Laos. The collapse lead to widespread destruction and homelessness. 40 people ...

  4. Public Works Administration - Wikipedia

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    Most of the spending came in two waves, one in 1933–1935 and another in 1938. Originally called the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, it was renamed the Public Works Administration in 1935 and shut down in 1944. [1] The PWA spent over $7 billion on contracts with private construction firms that did the actual work.

  5. A closer look at 8 common construction risks - AOL

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    NEXT explains how everything from safety hazards to budgetary issues can impact the timelines, costs, and the well-being of workers involved in construction projects. A closer look at 8 common ...

  6. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    The history of construction traces the changes ... The most common type of building during the Iron Age the ... The engineering problems involved were chiefly to do ...

  7. List of bridge failures - Wikipedia

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    Most major new bridges are now modelled in wind tunnels. Rebuilt in 1950; parallel span opened in 2007. Theodor Heuss Bridge: Ludwigshafen: Germany 12 December 1940: Bridge of concrete, Motorway bridge Collapsed during construction Unknown Bridge completely destroyed Resulted in delay in completion of the motorway crossing of the Rhine until 1953

  8. Tiny houses could solve homeless problem

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    It appears as if tiny homes could be the solution to a very big problem. Portland Mayor Charlie Hales is preparing to endorse the construction of a number of 192 square foot houses on publicly ...

  9. List of striking United States workers by year - Wikipedia

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    [3]: 36 For strike numbers this change could pose issues, however for total worker estimates it is considered to only have small effects. [ 3 ] : 36, (42 in pdf) Within this period, with the passing of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, the program was revamped under the work stoppage program, however the criteria remained largely identical.