Frontline of construction : [videorecording] killers /.

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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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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

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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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