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035 _a(Sirsi) u58958
041 _aeng
245 _aLPS block instability
260 _c1993
350 _a0
490 _aNew Civil Engineer
_v(1046) 17 June 1993, 4(1)
520 _aLow rise system built dwellings erected in the 1950s are at risk from a Ronan Point style progressive collapse. Analysis of a full scale test to destruction by the BRE has confirmed experts` belief that the absence of effective ties between shear walls and concrete plank floors and roofs poses a serious risk if an internal gas explosion occurs.
650 _aBUILDING FAILURES
650 _aLARGE PANEL SYSTEMS
650 _aRESEARCH
650 _aSYSTEM BUILDING
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING PATHOLOGY
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c36083
_d36083