Eighth Congress on Forensic Engineering
Tropicana Parking Garage Collapse
Publication: Forensic Engineering 2018: Forging Forensic Frontiers
ABSTRACT
On October 30, 2003, the Tropicana Parking Garage, for the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, collapsed. Four construction workers were killed and 21 others were injured. The structure was a 10-story reinforced parking garage, which utilized filigree wide-slab (composite) concrete construction. This was a sudden and progressive collapse, which occurred during construction. Investigation revealed that failure to properly install steel reinforcing along with failure to provide adequate shoring and reshoring triggered the initial collapse. Although the technical cause(s) of failure were not difficult to understand, the loss emphasizes the need to carefully comply with drawings and specifications and to follow proper construction proceedings and sequencing. It also shows the need for redundancy in design.
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Forensic Engineering 2018: Forging Forensic Frontiers
Pages: 1118 - 1124
Editors: Rui Liu, Ph.D., Kent State University, Michael P. Lester, Element Analytical, Alicia E. Díaz de León, and Michael J. Drerup
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8201-8
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 27, 2018
Published in print: Nov 27, 2018
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