LEARNING FROM FAILURES: CASE STUDIES

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LEARNING FROM FAILURES: case STUDIES Version II 42 - {PAGE } LEARNING FROM FAILURES: case STUDIES INTRODUCTION In pre-industrial societies, once a craft-based technique or thumb-rule for design was judged adequate for building an artefact, it was not considered necessary to develop it any further. The methods of design of buildings in those societies changed very slowly over time. Nevertheless, medieval society was indeed developing although at a relatively slow pace, leading eventually to the construction and erection of large and visible structures.

of engineering science may be brought out in the study of failure case studies. Some structural failures are caused due to: (1) Poor communication between the various design professionals involved, e.g. engineers involved in conceptual design and those involved in the supervisionof execution of works.

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