Progressive Collapse: Lethal Physics of Precast Tower Blocks: Gas Leaks, Gravity, and the Structural Engineering Disasters in Post-War London, 1968 - Couverture souple
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In 1968, a woman on the eighteenth floor of the newly built Ronan Point tower block in London struck a match to light her stove. A minor gas leak ignited, causing a small explosion. In a properly engineered building, this would have blown out the windows. Instead, the blast knocked out a single load-bearing wall panel, triggering a terrifying "progressive collapse" that brought an entire corner of the 22-story building crashing down like a house of cards. Ronan Point exposed the fatal flaw of "Large Panel System" (LPS) building techniques. Driven by a post-war housing crisis, urban planners aggressively adopted this cheap, precast concrete method, assembling high-rises by simply stacking panels on top of one another with no structural frame tying them together. When one piece failed, gravity took the rest. This text dissects the engineering negligence that changed global building codes forever. You will explore the physical mathematics of progressive collapse, the metallurgical failures of the connecting bolts, and the hasty architectural decisions that prioritized speed over safety. Analyze the anatomy of a catastrophic structural failure. Understand how the drive for cheap, rapid urbanization created towering concrete death traps in the heart of Europe.
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In 1968, a woman on the eighteenth floor of the newly built Ronan Point tower block in London struck a match to light her stove. A minor gas leak ignited, causing a small explosion. In a properly engineered building, this would have blown out the windows. Instead, the blast knocked out a single load-bearing wall panel, triggering a terrifying 'progressive collapse' that brought an entire corner of the 22-story building crashing down like a house of cards.Ronan Point exposed the fatal flaw of 'Large Panel System' (LPS) building techniques. Driven by a post-war housing crisis, urban planners aggressively adopted this cheap, precast concrete method, assembling high-rises by simply stacking panels on top of one another with no structural frame tying them together. When one piece failed, gravity took the rest.This text dissects the engineering negligence that changed global building codes forever. You will explore the physical mathematics of progressive collapse, the metallurgical failures of the connecting bolts, and the hasty architectural decisions that prioritized speed over safety.Analyze the anatomy of a catastrophic structural failure. Understand how the drive for cheap, rapid urbanization created towering concrete death traps in the heart of Europe. 128 pp. Englisch. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783565384006
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In 1968, a woman on the eighteenth floor of the newly built Ronan Point tower block in London struck a match to light her stove. A minor gas leak ignited, causing a small explosion. In a properly engineered building, this would have blown out the windows. Instead, the blast knocked out a single load-bearing wall panel, triggering a terrifying 'progressive collapse' that brought an entire corner of the 22-story building crashing down like a house of cards.Ronan Point exposed the fatal flaw of 'Large Panel System' (LPS) building techniques. Driven by a post-war housing crisis, urban planners aggressively adopted this cheap, precast concrete method, assembling high-rises by simply stacking panels on top of one another with no structural frame tying them together. When one piece failed, gravity took the rest.This text dissects the engineering negligence that changed global building codes forever. You will explore the physical mathematics of progressive collapse, the metallurgical failures of the connecting bolts, and the hasty architectural decisions that prioritized speed over safety.Analyze the anatomy of a catastrophic structural failure. Understand how the drive for cheap, rapid urbanization created towering concrete death traps in the heart of Europe. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783565384006
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Progressive Collapse: Lethal Physics of Precast Tower Blocks | Gas Leaks, Gravity, and the Structural Engineering Disasters in Post-War London, [.] | William Carver | Taschenbuch | Englisch | epubli | EAN 9783565384006 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Neopubli GmbH (Imprint: epubli), Köpenicker Str. 154a, 10997 Berlin, produktsicherheit[at]epubli[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. N° de réf. du vendeur 134966486
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