Partial Collapse of Parking Garage at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City
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Bibliografische Angaben
| Autor(en): |
David B. Peraza
(Exponent, New York, NY, USA)
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| Medium: | Buchkapitel | ||||
| Sprache(n): | Englisch | ||||
| Veröffentlicht in: | Case Studies on Failure Investigations in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering | ||||
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| Seite(n): | 49-59 | ||||
| Anzahl der Seiten (im PDF): | 11 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/cs004.ch06 | ||||
| Abstrakt: | In 2003, a major collapse occurred during the construction of a parking garage at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It resulted in four fatalities, dozens of injured workers, and significant delays to the construction project. This chapter describes the engineering investigation that was conducted, the findings of the investigation, and recommendations to avoid future failures of similar structures. | ||||
| Copyright: | © 2023 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) | ||||
| Lizenz: | Die Urheberrechte (Copyright) für dieses Werk sind rechtlich geschützt. Es darf nicht ohne die Zustimmung des Autors/der Autorin oder Rechteinhabers/-in weiter benutzt werden. |
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