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Dec 1, 1983
Evaluating Construction Failures
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 109, Issue 4
Abstract
Four of the construction failures the writer has investigated are reviewed. Two failures involved light framed timber trusses, one failure involved precast tees, and one involved overloaded steel floor joists. Each collapse centered around a failure to recognize the weakness of a partly completed structure. Human failure was the heart of the problem. The writer suggests greater attention to details by those responsible for construction procedures.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 109 • Issue 4 • December 1983
Pages: 460 - 472
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Copyright © 1983 ASCE.
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Published online: Dec 1, 1983
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Harvey A. Kagan, M. ASCE
Pres., Construction Advisory Group, Inc., New York, N.Y.
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