Dock Floor Collapse at Convention Center in Pittsburgh
Dock Floor Collapse at Convention Center in Pittsburgh
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At the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. I saw this on the news and thought it would get a good discussion going. A section of the 2nd floor collapsed under a truck at the loading dock, leaving the front of the truck hanging over the street below. I think this is steel conctruction with a concrete deck. Perhaps someone who works in Pittsburgh took some better pictures, but here is the link to the news story:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07037/759781-85.stm
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07037/759781-85.stm






RE: Dock Floor Collapse at Convention Center in Pittsburgh
RE: Dock Floor Collapse at Convention Center in Pittsburgh
RE: Dock Floor Collapse at Convention Center in Pittsburgh
RE: Dock Floor Collapse at Convention Center in Pittsburgh
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_492254.html
The description in the text implies that the contruction is steel girders spanning along lines of concrete columns with steel beams framed into the girders and precast deck slabs spanning between beams. Or maybe I'm reading too much into it.
I'm about 2 hours away and unfortunately can't justify the road trip at the moment.