Structural incidents in The Netherlands: A comparison of three databases

Title

Structural incidents in The Netherlands: A comparison of three databases

 Author

Terwel, K.C.
Boot, W.
Nelisse, M.

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

 Department

Structural Engineering

 Date

2013-04-17

 Abstract

After several major structural incidents in The Netherlands, various initiatives have been started to improve structural safety. Research studies were initiated on the characteristics, causes and consequences of structural incidents. In this paper the results of three of these research studies are compared. Each study uses different data sources: a confidential reporting system called ABC registration, Dutch arbitration awards on 'structural' failures and a newspaper called Cobouw. It appears that the reliability of the research studies varies due to the quality of both source and analysis. In addition, a comparison of the results shows variations due to the type of sources used. However, general patterns have been derived from the three databases. From this study it can be concluded that contrasting and combining results of different sources has improved the overview of structural incidents and has provided an insight into trends.

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 Publisher

ICE

 ISBN

9780727758224

 Source

Fifth international conference on forensic engineering: Informing the future with lessons from the past, 16-17 April 2013, London, UK

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

conference paper

 Rights

(c) 2015 Terwel, K.C.
Boot, W.
Nelisse, M.
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