Tropicana Parking Garage Collapse
On October 30, 2003, the Tropicana Parking Garage, for the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, collapsed. Four construction workers were killed and 21 others were injured. The structure was a 10-story reinforced parking garage, which utilized filigree wide-slab (composite) concrete construction. This was a sudden and progressive collapse, which occurred during construction. Investigation revealed that failure to properly install steel reinforcing along with failure to provide adequate shoring and reshoring triggered the initial collapse. Although the technical cause(s) of failure were not difficult to understand, the loss emphasizes the need to carefully comply with drawings and specifications and to follow proper construction proceedings and sequencing. It also shows the need for redundancy in design.
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Supplemental Notes:
- © 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Bosela, P
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Conference:
- Eighth Congress on Forensic Engineering
- Location: Austin Texas, United States
- Date: 2018-11-29 to 2018-12-2
- Publication Date: 2018
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 1118-1124
- Monograph Title: Forensic Engineering 2018: Forging Forensic Frontiers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Collapse; Construction of specific facilities; Parking garages; Reinforced concrete; Specifications
- Geographic Terms: Atlantic City (New Jersey)
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01865152
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780784482018
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Nov 28 2022 9:17AM