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 ...

There are three basic needs of man: food, shelter and clothing. A building is another name for shelter and is therefore one of the basic needs of man. We construct buildings to provide shelter for man ...

I get particularly annoyed when I see headlines and quotes from supposed responsible citizens in the aftermath of a national disaster. A few days ago, we woke up to the umpteenth building collapse in ...

ALTANTA, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Two important government services in Montmorency County are closed until further notice. The District Health Department and the Secretary of State in Atlanta are ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Catastrophic building collapse can have many causes, but the outcome is all too familiar; a loss of lives and the destruction of ...

We are now a year into the effective date of what is colloquially known as the Structural Integrity Act (Act). The law combines two important obligations condominium associations or cooperatives must ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The reason for the partial collapse of a building in Downtown El Paso appears to be related to a hidden problem with a support column, according to an asbestos assessment of ...