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Re:Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe' by cdr on Thursday August 22, 2013 @11:29AM (#6257720)
You're thinking of the Hyatt Regency (now Sheraton): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse

It was not as you describe; the original design was absolutely not correct. The original design was additionally so difficult to implement in reality that one of the manufacturers of the structural parts proposed a design change - one that made the flaws of the original twice as bad - that architects approved without any actual review.

I've been there several times, since it's a popular spot for conferences - looking up at the doors to nowhere in the lobby atrium is haunting.

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Re:Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe' by saalweachter on Friday August 23, 2013 @10:10AM (#6263686)
Yeah, re-reading the article the designer doesn't sound blameless.

I'm probably willing to let my claim stand without anecdote (deviations from design occur outside the engineer's control), but honestly it's the weaker point, so let it drop. The more important one is that engineers design within a set of constraints, and if these parameters are exceeded, it is not the fault of the engineer.

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