Building Collapse Cases

Bomber Crash into Empire State Building, 1945

New York Coliseum, 1955

Air Force Warehouses, 1955 - 1956

Cleveland Lift-Slab Parking Garage, 1956

Ronan Point, 1968

2000 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, 1971

Bailey’s Crossroads, Virginia, 1973

Citicorp Tower, 1978

Hartford Civic Center, 1978

Kemper Arena, 1979

Harbor Cay Condominium, Florida, 1981

Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse, 1981

L’Ambiance Plaza Collapse, 1987

Pittsburgh Midfield Terminal Precast Beam Collapse, 1990

Steel Frame Connections in Northridge Earthquake, 1994

Oklahoma City Murrah Federal Building Bombing, 1995

Sampoong Superstore, 1995

Agricultural Warehouses, 2000

Cold-formed Steel Beam Construction Failure, 2001

World Trade Center Attack, September 11, 2001

Pentagon Attack, September 11, 2001

Pittsburgh Convention Center Expansion Joint Failure, 2007

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