| 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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39-47
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Total no. of pages: |
9 |
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Page(s):
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39-47
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| Total no. of pages: |
9 |
| DOI: |
10.2749/cs004.ch05 |
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Abstract:
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The collapse of the walkways in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel remains the dead-liest structural collapse in US history if terrorist attacks are excluded. After providing the relevant background, this chapter describes the site investigation and structural testing that determined that the collapse occurred for two reasons: 1) the design of the hanger rod-to-box beam connection was severely deficient, and 2) the hanger rod arrangement was changed such that the connection forces acting at the fourth level were doubled. The outcome of legal actions is described and lessons learnt are summarized.
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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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