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In 1977, the seventh tallest skyscraper in New York was opened: the Citicorp Center. Just a year later, it turned out: It could collapse, killing half of Manhattan. A mistake in the structural design almost led to a disaster. How did it come about? You can find this out in our post.
Although it seems like a normal day, the 2nd of January, 2006, changes a lot in the city of Bad Reichenhall. After days of snowfall, the ice rink arena collapses, killing 15 people. How could the roof structure fail without warning, and who is responsible for it?
In the first half of the 20th century, a disaster happened in the United States that every civil engineer is familiar with. The collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was fascinating in a very special way. What did we learn about structural design from it? Was there anything good about this collapse?
- 2022-03-31
- 000002
- Construction Industry
During South Korea’s building boom of the 1990s, a huge department store is built in Seoul. However, after six years of operation, a disaster with serious consequences takes place. 500 people die. Almost a thousand are injured. How can such a serious disaster occur? Who is to blame? How could it have been prevented?