Failures in Concrete Structures
Introduction
This book is a personal selection of incidents that have occurred related to
reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. Not all have led to failures
and some of the mistakes were discovered at the design stage. Each incident
required some form of remedial action to ensure safety of the structure.
Some of the incidents were caused by mistakes in design or construction or
both. Some involved collapse of part of the structure, but in such cases the
cause was from more than one unrelated mistake or problem. A few of the
errors and incidents were caused by deliberate intent.
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Introduction
This book is a personal selection of incidents that have occurred related to
reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. Not all have led to failures
and some of the mistakes were discovered at the design stage. Each incident
required some form of remedial action to ensure safety of the structure.
Some of the incidents were caused by mistakes in design or construction or
both. Some involved collapse of part of the structure, but in such cases the
cause was from more than one unrelated mistake or problem. A few of the
errors and incidents were caused by deliberate intent.
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