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  2. List of building and structure collapses - Wikipedia

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    Building under construction 14 dead, 35 injured 1973: Broadway Central Hotel, Mercer Arts Center: New York, NY, US: Hotel and theaters: 4 dead, at least 12 injured 1973: Zeulenroda Artificial Lake bridge: Zeulenroda, Germany : Bridge (under construction) 4 dead 1974: Makahali River bridge: Baitadi, Nepal: Bridge: 140 dead 1974: Miami DEA ...

  3. List of bridge failures - Wikipedia

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    Many pictures from the collapse (Greek text) can be found here [126] and a newspaper short report (English text) here [127] Troja footbridge Prague: Czech Republic: 2 December 2017: simple suspension concrete pedestrian bridge Probably corrosion or damage of the suspension cables, impossibility of their effective inspection, impact of 2002 ...

  4. Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse - Wikipedia

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    Another factor that contributed to the failure was the weight of the riprap used in the construction. The design specification called for riprap with 50 percent of the stones heavier than 1.3 kilonewtons (290 lb f ), and the remainder between 0.44 and 1.3 kN (99 and 292 lb f ).

  5. List of catastrophic collapses of broadcast masts and towers

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    Partial destruction of a guyed mast under construction Augusta, Michigan: November 30, 1953: Guyed steel tube mast Aircraft collision Former Michigan Governor Kim Sigler, who was piloting the plane, and three passengers were killed. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: March 11, 1955: Steel lattice mast Windstorm WENS television. The lower part of the ...

  6. 50 Cringeworthy Design Fails That Are So Bad, They’re Funny

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    Dillman's podcast “Pro Series with Eric Dillman” sees him interview professionals from the design, construction, and real estate industries, as well as stars from home design television shows ...

  7. “I Found Someone Who Will Do It Cheaper”: 30 ... - AOL

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    Renovating your home can get pretty expensive. According to research by Houzz, Americans spent $18k on average on home renovation projects in 2021. Money doesn't grow on trees, so, people often ...

  8. Derna dam collapses - Wikipedia

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    The Derna dam collapses were the catastrophic failures of two dams in Derna, Libya, on the night of 10–11 September 2023, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel.The collapse of the Derna Dam and the Abu Mansour Dam released an estimated 30 million cubic meters (39 million cubic yards) of water, [6] [7] causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks.

  9. Big Blue crane collapse - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] A safety inspector was filming construction of the stadium on that day and captured the collapse on video as it occurred. Wind speeds were between 20 and 21 miles per hour (32 and 34 km/h), with gusts of up to 26 to 27 miles per hour (42 to 43 km/h), at the time of the collapse. [ 4 ]