| Medium: |
book chapter |
| Language(s): |
English
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| Published in: |
Case Studies on Failure Investigations in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering |
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Page(s):
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29-38
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Total no. of pages: |
10 |
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Page(s):
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29-38
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| Total no. of pages: |
10 |
| DOI: |
10.2749/cs004.ch04 |
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Abstract:
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This chapter focuses on human and organisational factors that are usually behind the technical cause of failure. This is illustrated by a case of the collapse of five balconies in 2003 in Maastricht (The Netherlands) resulting in two fatalities.
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| Copyright: |
© 2023 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
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| License: |
This creative work is copyrighted material and may not be used without explicit approval by the author and/or copyright owner.
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