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The Perils of Undue Structural Reliance on Lag Screws – Case Study

Lonnie Haughton, Senior Principal, Codes & Construction Consultant

Published in the October 2021 issue of Interface Magazine, this AVELAR case study explores certain aspects of the far-too-common tragedy of injuries and deaths resulting from the sudden collapse of balconies and decks. Most of these catastrophic structural failures could have been avoided with initial engineering redundancies and improved long-term inspection and maintenance practices.

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