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  1. 1973Hokie

    40-ton timber arches collapse in Hickory, NC

    The latest news from Hickory, NC regarding arches: https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/hickory-considers-bringing-in-outside-attorneys-following-collapse-of-arches/article_3e950822-967d-11ec-91e5-af255951d15c.html
  2. 1973Hokie

    40-ton timber arches collapse in Hickory, NC

    With lateral load, I believe one cable is in tension and the other slack. For the tension cable to resist the lateral load it would have to impart 5 times that lateral load in vertical load on the structure. Maybe the cables overloaded the structure vertically trying to resist the wind. Please...
  3. 1973Hokie

    40-ton timber arches collapse in Hickory, NC

    https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/watch-now-see-hickorys-40-ton-arches-collapse/article_9f3299fc-9406-11ec-a0f8-f76ad5677d39.html
  4. 1973Hokie

    Miami Beach, Champlain Towers South apartment building collapse, Part 12

  5. 1973Hokie

    Roof Collapse in Perth, Australia

    Is the truss framing of steel or aluminum? If of aluminum, unless I am mistaken, field welding would have substantially lowered the strength of the material at the weld and would have needed to be accounted for in the design.
  6. 1973Hokie

    Partial Collapse of Bristol TN hotel during construction

    Based on photos, appears to be hollow core concrete planks on cold formed metal framing, but I could be mistaken. No injuries thank goodness. https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/no-injuries-reported-in-partial-collapse-of-bristol-hotel-under-construction/

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