LIABILITIES IN TEMPORARY STRUCTURES FAILURES - REPRESENTATIVE CASE HISTORIES. IN: PREPARING FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, PROCEEDINGS OF CONSTRUCTION CONGRESS '91, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS AND THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 13-16, 1991

This paper is a collection of eight case studies involving construction accidents caused by the failure of temporary structures. These studies illustrate the oftentimes unintended consequence of utilizing temporary structures, as well as the lessons which can be learned from their failure.

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• Authors:
  • London, B
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Construction safety; Failure; Liability; Structural mechanics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural failures
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction area accidents
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00618989
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-87262-801-9
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1992 12:00AM