TIL that when constructing a walkway for the Hyatt Regency, the original design was replaced by a cheap one , which was never checked by an engineer. The new plans only had 1/3 the strength needed. The walkway collapsed and killed 114 people, the deadliest accidental structural failure in US history

junho 28, 2021

TIL that when constructing a walkway for the Hyatt Regency, the original design was replaced by a cheap one , which was never checked by an engineer. The new plans only had 1/3 the strength needed. The walkway collapsed and killed 114 people, the deadliest accidental structural failure in US history

TIL that when constructing a walkway for the Hyatt Regency, the original design was replaced by a cheap one , which was never checked by an engineer. The new plans only had 1/3 the strength needed. The walkway collapsed and killed 114 people, the deadliest accidental structural failure in US history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse ThatOneKrazyKaptain June 28, 2021 at 12:53PM

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TIL that when constructing a walkway for the Hyatt Regency, the original design was replaced by a cheap one , which was never checked by an engineer. The new plans only had 1/3 the strength needed. The walkway collapsed and killed 114 people, the deadliest accidental structural failure in US history

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