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This is a list of structural failures and collapses of buildings and other structures including bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Structural failure — support piers collapsed 7 killed, 0 injured Complete failure of two spans on I-5 Due to extreme rainfall, the Arroyo Pasajero experienced high volumes of water at high speed. This caused scouring of the river bed undermining the support piers of both spans. Elhovo bridge over the Tundzha river [43] Elhovo, Yambol Province
Owned by the Medici family, it ran up large debts due to the family's profligate spending, extravagant lifestyle, and failure to control the managers. Mississippi Company: France: Sep 1720: Colonialism: Scottish economist John Law convinced the French government to support a monopoly trade venture in Louisiana. He marketed shares based on great ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
Bank City State Year Assets at time of failure Ref. Nominal Inflation-adjusted (2024) Washington Mutual: Seattle: Washington: 2008 $307 billion $448 billion
It is considered the worst industrial disaster in history, killing 3,700 to 16,000 persons. This article lists notable industrial disasters, which are disasters caused by industrial companies, either by accident, negligence or incompetence. They are a form of industrial accident where great damage, injury or loss of life are caused.
Although the Japanese invasion force was half of the size of the defending force, Japanese air attacks on the city and lack of water proved decisive. Prime Minister Winston Churchill considered it to be the worst defeat in British military history, and it's been credited for undermining British prestige in Southeast Asia. Battle of Midway (June ...
Failure occurs when a structure or device has been used past the limits of design that inhibits proper function. [2] If a structure is designed to only support a certain amount of stress , strain , or loading and the user applies greater amounts, the structure will begin to deform and eventually fail.