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> This was a major concern at the time, but wasn't publicized. Side question: Is there a good place to learn about major structural engineering fixes that were
by stephengoodwin 11y ago
> This was a major concern at the time, but wasn't publicized.
Side question: Is there a good place to learn about major structural engineering fixes that were kept secret until the work was completed?
- jonlucc 11y agoI don't have a comprehensive resource, but the other one that comes to mind is covered in an episode of the "99% Invisible" podcast titled "Episode 110: Structural Integrity". http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/structural-integrity/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/structural-integrity/
- js2 11y agoAnother one is the Citicorp tower in NYC: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/04/17/the_citicorp_tower_design_flaw_that_could_have_wiped_out_the_skyscraper.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/04/17/the_citicorp_t... An updated link to the New Yorker piece mentioned in the article is http://people.duke.edu/~hpgavin/cee421/citicorp1.htm http://people.duke.edu/~hpgavin/cee421/citicorp1.htm Or if you have a New Yorker subscription http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1995/05/29/the-fifty-nine-story-crisis http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1995/05/29/the-fifty-nine-... I'd actually read the New Yorker article first, then read the more recent reporting. edit: this is the same story mentioned by jonlucc in sibling comment.