Structural Failure

Analysis, Causes and Prevention 26-27 October 2023

Online Workshop
OVERVIEW
Structural failure often results from a combination of multiple causes rather than a single factor. Understanding these causes and
implementing appropriate preventive measures, such as robust design practices, quality control procedures, regular inspections, and
adherence to safety codes and standards, can help mitigate the risk of structural failures.
When a structural failure occurs, it is crucial to investigate the causes to prevent similar incidents in the future and to inform future
designs and construction practices. Failure analysis and forensic engineering techniques are employed to understand the failure
mechanisms, identify contributing factors, and propose remedial measures to enhance structural safety.
The causes of these failures are multifarious, these include but are not limited to: inadequate or erroneous design, such as incorrect
calculations, inadequate consideration of loads and stresses, or mistakes in material selection, substandard or flawed materials,
insufficient strength or durability, or erroneous material standards, mistakes made during the construction phase, such as subpar
workmanship, inappropriate installation, insufficient supervision, or a failure to adhere to design specifications, these and many other
topical issues will be addressed and deliberated.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Reviewing the most common types of failures in • Planners

structures • Structural Engineers
• Identifying potential structural dangers, so that disaster • Design Engineers
may be avoided • Developers
• Understanding the concepts and causes of failure • Building contractors
• Discussing the most common structural systems and • Architects
principles • Engineers
• Identifying the causes and preventions of reinforced • Quantity surveyors
Concrete Structures failures • Project managers
• Identifying the causes and preventions of structural • Draftspersons
Steel Structures failures • Municipal infrastructure administrators and
planners
Course Facilitator: Professor Mitch Gohnert
Professor Mitch Gohnert graduated from Brigham Young University, USA, with a BSc in civil engineering and a Masters of
Engineering Management in 1985 and 1987, respectively. In 1995, he was awarded a PhD in civil engineering from Wits
University. He is registered as a Professional Engineer in South Africa and a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom. Early in
his career, Professor Gohnert worked for several engineering consulting firms in the USA and South Africa, including LTA and
Murray and Roberts. In 1990, he joined the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is currently a full professor in
structural engineering and former Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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 Course Agenda
Day 1: Reinforced Concrete Structures Day 2: Structural Steel Structures
Session one Session one
• Shrinkage cracking in slabs due to restrainment
• Concrete spalling in prestressed concrete at anchored • Lateral torsional buckling of beams
ends Preventions measures by fixing the top of the beam
• Cracking of concrete during curing • Column buckling and slenderness limitations Flange
buckling in steel I-beams
Session two
The importance of curing and evaporation control
• Failures due to the incorrect placement of Session two
reinforcement The importance of web stiffeners
• The importance of secondary steel in one-way slabs • Web buckling due excessive shear forces Excessive
and the types of forces that are resisted deflections and span/depth ratios
• The purpose of minimum steel and the problems
associated with not complying with minimum steel • Wind bracing and the different types of bracing used in
• Punching shear failures in flat slabs and the steel structures
importance of column capitals • Plan bracing of platforms
• Flexural failures in beams
Session three Session three
The importance of span/depth ratios and steel quantities Configurations of plan bracing Holding down bolt failures
• Buckling failures in beams and columns and measures that may be taken to improve strength
Lateral-torsional buckling and problems with slender • Base plate failures and the importance of the thickness
columns
• Excessive deflections of the plate
• Connection failures and the orientation the bolt patterns
Session four
Complying with span/depth ratios Session four
• Steel corrosion and concrete cover The effects of temperature on buildings and how to arrange
• Problems associated with concrete materials
• Structural stability problems the bracing to minimize damage
• Masonry Structures
Session five • Foundation problems
Lack of bracing or shear walls The importance of cores • Problem soils
• Foundation failures • Ground moisture and organic material
Session six • Crack analysis
Moisture problems in the soils Problematic soils and
organic material Session five
How to determine the probable cause of failure by
inspecting crack patterns
• Mortar strength and its influence on strength

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