INVESTIGATION OF EAST CHICAGO RAMP COLLAPSE

The paper reports on an investigative effort that included an extensive field study to ascertain the conditions prior to and after the accident. In addition, the NBS performed physical tests on key components of the temporary support system used to built the ramp. A structural analysis was performed to compute the magnitude of the forces acting in various components of the support system prior to the failure. The calculated forces were compared with the expected strengths of the structural components. It was concluded that the most likely triggering mechanism of the collapse was the cracking of concrete pads supporting a shoring tower. It was further conducted that there were four deficiencies that contributed directly to the collapse.

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• Authors:
  • Carino, N J
  • Stone, W C
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-18
• Serial:
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Volume: 110
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9364
  • EISSN: 1943-7862
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcemd4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Collapse; Concrete; Construction; Cracking; Crash causes; Crashes; Failure analysis; Highways; Materials tests; Ramps; Structural analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete cracking
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway systems
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487392
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM