Case Studies - Documentation to Support A Separate Structural Engineering Practice Act

摘要

Case studies show that a lack of a model law structural engineer and a separate state structural Engineering Practice Act can lead to major disasters. For example the Cocoa Beach Florida collapse was attributed to engineers who did not know that they needed to check a concrete slab for shear strength. As a result a building collapsed under construction and caused the loss of life of several construction workers. In states with no Structural Engineering Act, it is more likely that errors will lead either to collapse or to extreme and expensive repair to buildings.