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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.


Antiquity to the Middle Ages


17th–19th centuries


1900–1949


1950–1979


1980–1999


2000–2009


2010–2019


2020–present


See also

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Structural integrity and failure Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight, force, etc.) without breaking and includes the study of past structural failures in order to ...
* List of aircraft structural failures *
List of bridge failures This is a list of bridge failures. Before 1800 1800–1899 1900–1949 1950–1999 2000–present Bridge disasters in fiction *''The General (1926 film), The General'' (1926 film): The fictional Rock River bridge, a wooden trestl ...
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List of dam failures A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. Between the years 2000 and 2009 more than ...
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List of catastrophic collapses of broadcast masts and towers This is a list of catastrophic collapses of broadcast masts and towers. Masts and towers can collapse as a result of natural disasters, such as storms and fires; from engineering defects; and from accidents, sabotage or warfare. __TOC__ List of ...


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These Are Some Of The Worst Architectural Disasters in HistoryNear-misses and failure part 1Near-misses and failure part 2How to Avoid Catastrophe
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