Hyatt Regency: One Washer Held the Whole Walkway

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The Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in 1981 killed 114 people and injured over 200. This video explains the fatal connection: how a simple change from continuous rods to two rods doubled the load on a box beam connection, leading to a progressive collapse.

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ONE WASHER. ONE WALKWAY.
ONE WASHER. ONE WALKWAY.

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