Abstract
This chapter focuses on human and organisational factors that are usually behind the technical cause of failure. This is illustrated by a case of the collapse of five balconies in 2003 in Maastricht (The Netherlands) resulting in two fatalities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Case Studies on Failure Investigations in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering |
| Editors | Fabrizio Palmisano, Laurent Rus |
| Place of Publication | Zürich |
| Publisher | IABSE |
| Chapter | 4 |
| Pages | 29-38 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Volume | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-85748-196-3, 978-3-85748-195-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-85748-194-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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