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V-TYPE COLLAPSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Management and Maintenance
  • Protection of Property
CONT

The floors of a house or building are not constructed to carry tonnes of wreckage and as a result when the weight of heavy loads (such as furniture and equipment, or rubble and debris) is concentrated near the centre of a floor, a V-type collapse may occur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion et entretien des immeubles
  • Sécurité des biens
CONT

Les planchers d'une maison ou d'un immeuble ne sont pas con]us pour soutenir des tonnes de décombres et par conséquent, quand le poids de lourdes charges, comme des meubles et de l'équipement ou des gravats et des débris, est concentré près du centre d'un plancher, un effondrement en V peut se produire.

Spanish

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