Frontline of construction : [videorecording] killers /.
Material type: PicturePublication details: [US] : National Geographic, 2005.Description: 1 videodisk (DVD) (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 inSummary: In July 1981, two suspended walkways in the atrium of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed, killing 114 people. It was the deadliest US hotel disaster in 35 years. From the Sampoong department store collapse in South Korea to the Meadow Pond Dam burst in the US, Killers follows forensic engineers as they try to determine the causes behind construction disasters. Armed with everything from scaffolding to electron microscopes, using basic detective skills and sometimes even mountaineering techniques, forensic engineers reveal why some structures fail. Besides the disaster recovery work, Killers also examines how engineers apply their skills to establish the safety of structures.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Videos and DVDs | Australian Emergency Management Library | VIDEO | DVD SO 029 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 900165144 |
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Originally screened 11 November 2005
Staff only collection - not available for general loan
In July 1981, two suspended walkways in the atrium of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed, killing 114 people. It was the deadliest US hotel disaster in 35 years. From the Sampoong department store collapse in South Korea to the Meadow Pond Dam burst in the US, Killers follows forensic engineers as they try to determine the causes behind construction disasters. Armed with everything from scaffolding to electron microscopes, using basic detective skills and sometimes even mountaineering techniques, forensic engineers reveal why some structures fail. Besides the disaster recovery work, Killers also examines how engineers apply their skills to establish the safety of structures.
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