BUILDING STRUCTURE FAILURES CAUSECD BY DEFECTS IN WORKMANSHIP
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces - Year 2015, Vol 176, Issue 2
Abstract
The article presents the characteristics of collapses of three building structures which occurred as a result of defects in workmanship, including the Hyatt Regency Hotel building in Kansas City, a building in Shanghai and the roof over a part of the grandstand at the stadium of FC Twente in Enschede. These events had a global impact. The paper describes also the construction of and the repair of damage to the elevated reinforced concrete tank for storing liquids.
Authors and Affiliations
Sylwester KOBIELAK, Edward HUTNIK, Zenon ZAMIAR
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