CROSS Safety Report: Collapse of unusual hybrid concrete-and-steel strand truss on school roof

Author: Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

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3 July 2023

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CROSS Safety Report: Collapse of unusual hybrid concrete-and-steel strand truss on school roof

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Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 101, Issue 7, 2023, Page(s) 15-17

https://doi.org/10.56330/YAYV8728

Date published

3 July 2023

Author

Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 101, Issue 7, 2023, Page(s) 15-17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/YAYV8728

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Free

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This month we present a report about the collapse of a school hall roof, which resulted from the failure of one of a number of unusual hybrid concrete-and-steel strand trusses.

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15-17
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Educational Structural failure Roof Professional Guidance Issue 7

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