Marc Sokol, a structural engineer with Intel, will present a summary of the forensic investigation of the July 17, 1981 walkway collapse at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City. The presentation includes:
- Overview of the Structural Framing of the Walkways
- Field Investigation of the Collapse
- Review of Design/Construction Documents
- Testing of Walkway Components
- Destructive Testing of Mockup Box Beam Connections
- Determination of Walkway Loads at Time of Collapse
- Building Code Analysis of Connection Design
- Evolution of the Connection Detail
- Responsibility and Contributing Human Factors
About Marc Sokol
Marc Sokol, M.S., P.E. (CA), S.E. (AZ) has been a structural engineer for 24 years. His experience includes special structural inspection and structural design of commercial, institutional and industrial structures with Paragon Structural Design; forensic investigation and expert witness testimony of structural and foundation failures with Rimkus Consulting Group; and currently as a structural system owner for Intel Corporation.