| Médium: |
chapitre de livre |
| Langue(s): |
anglais
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| Publié dans: |
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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Nombre total de pages (du PDF): |
9 |
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Page(s):
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39-47
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| Nombre total de pages (du PDF): |
9 |
| DOI: |
10.2749/cs004.ch05 |
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Abstrait:
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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: |
Cette oeuvre ne peut être utilisée sans la permission de l'auteur ou détenteur des droits.
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