pre-cast concrete high-rise buildings could be death traps
A whistle-blowing engineer's warning that some new pre-cast concrete high-rise buildings could be earthquake death traps has been bolstered by research at the University of Canterbury.
Monday, March 31st 2003, 6:25PM
by The Landlord
His warnings about the building method have prompted an investigation by the Institution of Professional Engineers. However, Mr Scarry said the problem is symptomatic of wide-ranging deficiencies in the building industry, including the leaky building syndrome, since design and inspection rules were eased about 10 years ago. Mr Scarry's concerns about pre-cast buildings have been supported by new research by the University of Canterbury's civil engineering department into the earthquake susceptibility of tilt-slab and pre-cast concrete panel buildings.
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