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* Concrete of Big Dig tunnel collapse, one woman killed at place
* Date: July 11, 2006
* Tragedy:
At least 12 tons of concrete collapsed onto a car in a Big Dig tunnel, fatally crushing a passenger.
* Links:
iCivilEngineer Special Coverage of Big Dig Collapse
Big Dig Collapse Prompts Renewed Scrutiny
The Sampoong Department Store (삼풍백화점; 三豊百貨店) collapse was a structural failure that occurred on June 29, 1995 in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea. The collapse is the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history – 501 people died and 937 sustained injuries. It was a direct result of the deliberate use of substandard construction materials, remarkably poor engineering practises, and governmental corruption
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