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 ...

While nothing can replace the lives lost in this historic tragedy, there are valuable lessons to be learned across the construction industry to prevent future structural failures and loss of life in ...

Logansport Fire and the Logansport Police Department, along with the Cass County EMS, were sent to 1000 block of North Street Wednesday night to investigate the partial collapse of an apartment ...

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 ...

"These properties have been in a state of disrepair for far too long and have severely impacted this block of East Mitchell ...

Prompt site assessment of wind damage from major storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes is a crucial step in determining the extent of property loss. The assessment of wind damage is important for ...

NEW YORK ‒ On Monday, a seven-story tenement building in New York City partially collapsed, heaping a 12-foot mound of debris on the street and forcing over 170 people, including dozens of children, ...

The indemnity document has emerged as an important reference point in determining liability, as it places responsibility for the safety and structural integrity of a project on the developer and the ...

PRELIMINARY findings reveal that substandard materials and illegal construction practices led to the four storey building collapse at the New Ahobilam Temple of Protection, in Redcliffe last Friday.

People with long commutes usually come up with tricks to stay focused and alert and avoid the dangerous tendency to zone out during the drive. One trick I used to use was keeping mental track of the ...

Hundreds gather at Whitefish Point to honor Edmund Fitzgerald crew CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - Hundreds of people gathered at Whitefish Point for a memorial organized by the Great Lakes ...