SPECIAL SECTION: IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE
Oct 1, 1986
Building Structural Failures—Their Cause and Prevention
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering
Volume 112, Issue 4
Abstract
Many recent collapses of U.S. buildings have occurred both during construction and following occupancy. Such failures have received professional and public attention due to the attendant major losses of life and property. Five recommendations resulting from the Engineering Foundation Conference, Building Structural Failures—Their Cause and Prevention, held in Santa Barbara, California, November 6‐11, 1983 are highlighted. The recommendations address structural integrity, life safety assurance, peer review, definition and assignment of responsibility, and unified risk insurance. The nature and magnitude of the problem, the design process, the construction process, legal implications, and the regulatory process are covered.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering
Volume 112 • Issue 4 • October 1986
Pages: 236 - 248
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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Published online: Oct 1, 1986
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James G. Gross
Deputy Dir., Center for Building Tech., Natl. Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
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