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3. Henry Petroski covers this incident in some detail

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 24, 2023, 07:21 AM

Jul 2023

in his book To Engineer is Human.

The walkway wasn't ill-conceived, it was improperly executed. It was a perfect lesson in why things should be checked by independent inspectors during and after construction.

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On July 17, 1981, a walkway collapsed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 OP

That address shows there is a Sheraton there now. Same building or did the old get torn down? CurtEastPoint Jul 2023 #1

Rebranding and renovations mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #2

Thanks. I should have read the wiki! CurtEastPoint Jul 2023 #4

Henry Petroski covers this incident in some detail cloudbase Jul 2023 #3

I was in a Rotary club years ago AKwannabe Jul 2023 #5