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Review of the Skyline Plaza Collapse
On March 2, 1973 portions of the Skyline Plaza apartment building collapsed during its construction. The collapse resulted in the death of 14 workers with 34 other workers injured. This article summarizes the results of the failure investigation carried out by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to determine the cause of the collapse. Based on structural analyses and estimates of concrete strength at the time of the failure, the NBS investigators concluded that the probable cause of the collapse was a punching shear failure of the 23rd-floor slab. The critical condition was attributed to premature removal of shoring below the 23rd-floor slab at the time the 24th floor was being placed, and the low maturity of that portion of the 23rd floor which was unshored.
Review of the Skyline Plaza Collapse
On March 2, 1973 portions of the Skyline Plaza apartment building collapsed during its construction. The collapse resulted in the death of 14 workers with 34 other workers injured. This article summarizes the results of the failure investigation carried out by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to determine the cause of the collapse. Based on structural analyses and estimates of concrete strength at the time of the failure, the NBS investigators concluded that the probable cause of the collapse was a punching shear failure of the 23rd-floor slab. The critical condition was attributed to premature removal of shoring below the 23rd-floor slab at the time the 24th floor was being placed, and the low maturity of that portion of the 23rd floor which was unshored.
Review of the Skyline Plaza Collapse
N. J. Carino (author) / K. A. Woodward (author) / E. V. Leyendecker (author) / S. G. Fattal (author)
1983
8 pages
Report
No indication
English
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