Structure Failure Case Study

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Structure Failure Summery Swarup Varu UC-6012 Failure Due To Poor Site Practice/Workmanship (Grp-1) Failure of a structure can occur from many types of problems, mostly unique to the type of structure or to the various industries, some general causes of failure are- 1. Due to size, shape or choice of material, the structure is not strong and tough enough to support the load 2. Instability, due to geometry, design or material choice causing the structure to fail from corrosion or fatigue 3. Manufacturing errors, maybe due to improper selection of material, incorrect sizing, improper heat treatment or shoddy workmanship. 4. Poor on-site communication between two respective parties e.g. fabricator and erector. 5. Workmanship plays a …show more content…

Soil Failures (Grp-11) There are major 4 types of soil failure happens: 1) Shear failure: Soil failure usually occurs in the form of “shearing” along internal surface within the soil. Shear strength is a soils’ ability to resist sliding along internal surfaces within the soil mass. 2) Settlement Failure: If the structure as a whole settles uniformly into the ground there will not be any detrimental effect on the structure as such. Such uniform settlement is possible only if the subsoil is homogeneous and the load distribution is uniform. However, the differential settlement if it exceeds the permissible limits will have a devastating effect on the

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