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TEMPORARY STRUCTURES IN CONSTRUCTION 10.55

HOW TO AVOID TEMPORARY STRUCTURE
FAILURES?

Take them seriously: Consider them just as important as the permanent facility they help to
build!

ATTRIBUTION

The “What Are Temporary Structures?” part of this chapter is, in part, reproduced from
the article “Temporary Structures” that the author wrote for the McGraw-Hill 1999
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. The section “Understanding the Design-
Construction Process” relies heavily on chapter 1, “Technical and Business Practices,” by
Robert F. Borg, in Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction, 2d ed., Robert T.
Ratay, ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996. “Responsibilities and Liabilities” was
extracted from chapter 2, “The Legal Positions,” by Robert A. Rubin, in Handbook of
Temporary Structures in Construction. Portions of this chapter appeared before as pro-
ceedings of invited lectures the author presented at professional seminars, and in articles
published in engineering journals.

REFERENCES

1. R. T. Ratay, “Temporary Structures in Construction—U.S. Practices”, Structural Engineering
International 4/2004, Journal of the International Association for Bridge and Structural
Engineering (IABSE), 2004.
2. R.T. Ratay, ed., Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction, 2d ed., McGraw-Hill, Inc.,
New York, 1996.
3. SEI/ASCE 37-02, Design Loads on Structures During Construction, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Reston, VA, 2002.
4. J. R. Duntemann, “Codes, Standards and Regulations,” Chap. 4 in Handbook of Temporary Structures
in Construction, 2d ed., R. T. Ratay, ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996.
5. C. Subrizi, A. Fisher, J. Deerkoski, Introducing SEI/ASCE 37-02 Design Loads on Structures
During Construction, STRUCTURE Magazine, March, 2004
6. Guide Design Specifications for Bridge Temporary Works, by J. R. Duntemann et al., FHWA
Publication No. FHWA-RD-93-032, Washington, November 1993.
7. J. E. Lapping, “OSHA Standards That Require Engineers,” ASCE/SEI Proceedings of the
Construction Safety Affected by Codes and Standards, Robert T. Ratay, ed., October 1997.
8. Construction Handbook for Bridge Temporary Works, by J. R. Duntemann et al., FHWA
Publication No. FHWA-RD-93-034, Washington, November 1993.
9. N. J. Delatte, Jr., Beyond Failure, Forensic Case Studies for Civil Engineers, ASCE Press, Reston,
VA, 2009.

ADDITIONAL USEFUL LITERATURE

J. Feld and K. L. Carper, Construction Failure, 2d ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1997
R. T. Ratay, “Temporary Structures Failures—Designers Beware!” STRUCTURE Magazine, editorial,
December, 2006.