BCT 100 Overview of the Construction Industry Structural
BCT 100 Overview of the Construction Industry
Structural Failure (continued) • Strength of Materials Failure • Engineering / Design Error • Poor Construction • Unauthorized Substitution • Loadings Applied that were not Considered
Three Examples • John Hancock Tower, Boston • Hyatt Regency Hotel, Kansas City • Citicorp Tower, New York City
• John Hancock Tower, Boston Pei Cobb Freed Associates, Architects
• Hyatt Regency Hotel, Kansas City
• Citicorp Tower, • New York City
• Photo with plywood for windows
• Kansas City Hyatt Regency, 1981
• Kansas City Hyatt Regency, 1981
• Kansas City Hyatt Regency, 1981
• Kansas City Hyatt Regency, 1981 • 1. Undersized Structural Members
• Kansas City Hyatt Regency, 1981 • 2. Substitution of Design without Check
• Citicorp Tower in NYC
• Citicorp Tower in NYC sits on four huge columns that are not at the corners
• Citicorp Tower in NYC. Every eight floors is supported by a huge truss.
• Citicorp Tower • Under Construction • Note the Truss Construction on the Tower Shaft
• The Engineer, William Le. Messurier
• Catastrophic Structural Failure
• Catastrophic Structural Failure
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, WA • Galloping Gertie
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, WA • Opening Day Ceremony
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, WA • High Winds Cause Oscillation in the Bridge Deck
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, WA • High Winds Cause Oscillation in the Bridge Deck
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, WA • Bridge Design Magnifies Oscillation. • Bridge Tears Itself Apart
• Charles de Gaulle International Airport • Paris, France • Reinforced Concrete ‘Tube’ Structure
• Charles de Gaulle International Airport • Paris, France • Exterior Glass Cladding
• • Charles de Gaulle International Airport Paris, France Reinforced Concrete ‘Tube’ Structure Section thru Terminal Building
• Charles de Gaulle International Airport • Paris, France • Reinforced Concrete ‘Tube’ Structure
• Charles de Gaulle International Airport • Paris, France • Reinforced Concrete ‘Tube’ Structure
• Charles de Gaulle International Airport • Paris, France • Reinforced Concrete ‘Tube’ Structure
• Charles de Gaulle International Airport • Paris, France • Reinforced Concrete ‘Tube’ Structure
• Charles de Gaulle International Airport • Paris, France • Reinforced Concrete ‘Tube’ Structure
• L’Ambiance Plaza, Bridgeport, CT
• L’Ambiance Plaza, Bridgeport, CT
• Structural Failure usually occurs surprisingly quickly
• Slight changes in design or installation can mean the difference between success and….
• Structural Collapse
• Hartford Coliseum, Hartford CT • Roof Collapse
• Hartford Coliseum, Hartford CT • Roof Collapse
• B and O Railway Roundhouse • Roof Collapse due to snow load
• Understanding prevailing winds and snow loading
• Understanding prevailing winds and snow loading
• Understanding prevailing winds and snow loading
• Ice Accumulation on a telecommunications tower in Kansas
• Snow and Ice Damage on a smaller scale
• Water Infiltration as a demolition tool
• Minneapolis MI Freeway Bridge
• Minneapolis MI Freeway Bridge
• Minneapolis MI Freeway Bridge
• Adequate Consideration Prior to Work Being Done Can Prevent This
• Adequate Consideration Prior to Work Being Done Can Prevent This • Who said “Just Put it Up There”
• Adequate Consideration Prior to Work Being Done Can Prevent This • Demolition Workers Caused This
• Adequate Consideration Prior to Work Being Done Can Prevent This • Demolition Workers Caused This
• If Given Options, Consider Where You Build
• Don’t Be Afraid to Second Guess your Design Team and Ask Questions • MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada • No Sprinkler System Installed. 85 Dead, Hundreds Injured
• Don’t Be Afraid to Second Guess your Design Team and Ask Questions • MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada • No Sprinkler System Installed. 85 Dead, Hundreds Injured
• Some Building Collapses are intentionally engineered • Las Vegas Seems to Do This on a Regular Basis
• Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas Nevada
• The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas Nevada
• The Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas Nevada
• Intentional Demolition is also used as a weapon
• Oklahoma City, OK 1995 • Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building destroyed by Terrorists
• World Trade Center, NYC
• Light Weight Steel Trusses and Decking Supported the Floors in the World Trade Center, NYC
• Light Weight Steel Trusses and Decking Supported the Floors in the World Trade Center, NYC
• Earthquake Damage, San Francisco, CA 1906
• Earthquake Damage, San Francisco, CA 1906
• Mind the Gap
• San Francisco, CA Earthquake 1906. Piles of Bricks are from Cornice Collapse
• Earthquake Damage, San Francisco, CA
• Earthquake Damage, San Francisco, CA
• Earthquake Damage, San Francisco, CA
• Earthquake Damage, San Francisco, CA
• Earthquake Damage, San Francisco, CA
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