Roof of FC Twente Stadium

Book Chapter (2023)
Author(s)

K. C. Terwel (TU Delft - Applied Mechanics)

Research Group
Applied Mechanics
Copyright
© 2023 K.C. Terwel
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.2749/cs004.ch08
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Publication Year
2023
Language
English
Copyright
© 2023 K.C. Terwel
Research Group
Applied Mechanics
Volume number
4
Pages (from-to)
87-94
ISBN (print)
978-3-85748-194-9
ISBN (electronic)
['978-3-85748-196-3', '978-3-85748-195-6']
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Abstract

This chapter focuses on human and organizational factors that are usually behind the technical cause of failure. In this chapter the focus is on the collapse of the extension of the roof of the Football Club Twente stadium in Enschede (The Netherlands) during construction, resulting in two fatalities.

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