US EditionSurfside Condo Collapse Likely Began on Pool Deck, Investigators Say
Investigators found understrength slab-column connections and corrosion in the pool deck initiated the collapse that killed 98, with signs of distress visible weeks before the disaster.
- Federal investigators determined that the Surfside condo collapse likely began on the pool deck, showing signs of structural strains weeks before the incident.
- The incident drew national headlines, killing 98 people and leaving the remaining units to be demolished after destroying 55 condominiums.
- Investigators are fine-tuning their analysis of the role steel reinforcement corrosion, concrete shrinkage and shoddy construction joints in the pool deck slab had in the collapse, aiming to complete their technical work by the end of the year.
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The Hamilton Spectator
MY NorthwestDeadly Florida condo collapse probe zeroes in on pool deck flaws as preliminary cause
Federal investigators have zeroed in on flaws in the pool deck as the preliminary cause of the 2021 collapse of a 12-story Florida beachfront condominium that killed 98 people.
Officials Find Deadly 2021 Surfside Condo Collapse Likely Began From Pool Deck
Federal investigators shared their preliminary findings on Sept. 9CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty In this aerial view, search and rescue personnel work after the partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida.NEED TO KNOWFederal investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology found that the 2021 Champlain Towers South condo collapse in Surfside, Fla., likely began i…
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Miami HeraldPool deck pinpointed as starting point of 2021 Surfside condo collapse, feds say
What officially caused the 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse that killed 98 people is closer to having an answer, as federal officials on Tuesday announced a tentative end to their investigation and that they’ve honed in on a singular failure in the building’s infrastructure that triggered the tragedy. The National Institute of Standards and Technology said it plans to finish its technical work by the end of 2025 and begin drafting its report…
New Report: Investigators Point to Pool Deck as Likely Starting Point in Surfside Collapse
SURFSIDE, FLA. — Federal investigators say the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in 2021 probably began at the building’s pool deck rather than in the main tower, with signs of structural issues apparent weeks before the disaster. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provided an update Tuesday, based on physical evidence, computer […]
Deadly Surfside condo collapse likely started from pool deck, officials find
Federal investigators said Tuesday that the 2021 collapse of the Surfside, Florida, condo building that killed dozens of people stemmed from a structural failure in the pool deck and not the tower itself.
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