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Failures Resulting from Inadequate Design-Construction Interface

 Failures Resulting from Inadequate Design-Construction Interface
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Presented at 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008, published in , pp. 386-387
DOI: 10.2749/222137908796293109
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From a forensic perspective, errors that contribute to failures are almost always obvious after the fact, generally result from human error, and could have been avoided. This observation is particu...
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Author(s):
Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008
Published in:
Page(s): 386-387 Total no. of pages: 6
Page(s): 386-387
Total no. of pages: 6
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.2749/222137908796293109
Abstract:

From a forensic perspective, errors that contribute to failures are almost always obvious after the fact, generally result from human error, and could have been avoided. This observation is particularly true for failures that occur during construction where procedural inadequacies, poor coordination, unauthorized changes from design to as-built conditions and poor inspection can and often do contribute to failures. This paper examines three case studies, and demonstrates the need for better communication between design and construction professionals.

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