Abstract

A most serious type of failure in concrete construction is a defect in shear resistance. Collapse can come unheralded by prior deflection and cracking. Dr Feld, New York consulting engineer and author of ‘Lessons from Failures of Concrete Structures’, here considers aspects raised by specific instances of failure.

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