Sunday, July 19, 2009

Building collapses - where is the engineering input?

One of many building collapses - Haiti
http://bildingblocks.blogspot.com/2008/11/building-collapse-in-haiti.html

Burundi, East Africa - 10 July 2009
http://www.congoo.com/news/2009July10/Fourteen-dead-partially-constructed-building

Barisal, Bangladesh - 12 July 2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/cnn.cfm?id=593726&category=Social%20Sectors&Country=BANGLADESH

Lagos, Nigeria - 13 July 2009. More government legislation called for.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/homes_property/article15//indexn3_html?pdate=130709&ptitle=Engineers,%20others%20urge%20multi-disciplinary%20strategies%20to%20curb%20building%20collapse&cpdate=130709

Boston, USA - 13 July 2009
http://wbztv.com/local/huntington.avenue.building.2.1083188.html

Istanbul, Turkey - 14 July 2009
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=180853&bolum=100

Bridge collapse, India - 14 July 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h00UNGeKcIley2uxzOV0-lPAsuoQD99DBDDO0

Karachi, Pakistan - 15 July 2009 - collapse resulting from a fire
http://www.geo.tv/7-15-2009/46008.htm

House in Ahmedabad - 15 July 2009
http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20090715/1416/tnl-two-killed-in-building-collapse.html

East Delhi, India - 16 July 2009
http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20090715/1416/tnl-two-persons-injured-in-building-coll.html

Brazil - 19 July 2009

Ogbomoso, Nigeria - 20 July 2009
http://www.tribune.com.ng/20072009/news/news5.html

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