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Investigation of Construction Failure at Harbour Cay Condominium, Cocoa Beach, Florida (NBS BSS 145)

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Author(s)

Hai S. Lew, Nicholas J. Carino, S. G. Fattal, M. E.

Abstract

The investigation of the collapse of a five-story reinforced concrete flat-plate structure under construction at Cocoa Beach, Florida is presented in this report. The investigation included onsite inspection, laboratory tests and anlytical studies. Based on the results of this investigation, it is concluded that the most probable cause of the failure was insufficient punching shear capacity in the fifth-floor slab to resit the applied construction loads.
Citation
Building Science Series - 145
Report Number
145
NIST Pub Series
Building Science Series
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/Nbs.bss.145

Keywords

building collapse, concrete, construction, failure, flat plate, shear
Buildings and Construction, Structural engineering, Fire and Disaster and failure studies

Citation

Lew, H. , Carino, N. , Fattal, S. and E., M. (1982), Investigation of Construction Failure at Harbour Cay Condominium, Cocoa Beach, Florida (NBS BSS 145), Building Science Series, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/Nbs.bss.145 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created August 30, 1982, Updated November 10, 2018
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