Our building inspector has warned me that the ceiling might collapse if I put more books in the attic.

我们管理大楼的检查员已经警告过我，如果我再在阁楼上放入更多的书籍，天花板也许会塌下来。

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But would a structural engineer reason away the collapse of a building in a similar way?

但是建筑工程师会用类似的方式来解释一个建筑物倒塌的原因吗？

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Investigations showed that excavated dirt piled next to the building may have caused the collapse.

调查称怀疑倒塌是由于挖掘出的散土堆在建筑附近。

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Among its innovations: a sensor that warns firefighters of an impending building collapse, lighter breathing apparatus and a computer chip that monitors firefighters' vital signs inside a burning building.

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Just a day before the collapse, the building was briefly evacuated when cracks appeared in the walls.

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More recently, in February this year, another building collapse in New Delhi killed two.

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