Buried truths and the Hyatt skywalks :: the legacy of America's epic structural failure /
"In 1981 the sudden collapse of two skywalks in Kansas City's Hyatt hotel killed 114 people and injured another 200. There never was a public trial, nor a full airing of everything that went wrong. Richard A. Serrano shared a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the disaster at the time; now...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In 1981 the sudden collapse of two skywalks in Kansas City's Hyatt hotel killed 114 people and injured another 200. There never was a public trial, nor a full airing of everything that went wrong. Richard A. Serrano shared a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the disaster at the time; now he returns to the tragedy to learn all that went wrong, how it could have been avoided, and what lasting effects persist today-for engineering and the legal system, but most importantly those who suffered. Drawing on legal depositions, evidentiary material, and recollections from 240 survivors, first responders, and construction officials, Buried Truths and the Hyatt Skywalks is the story of this monumental catastrophe and what it teaches us today. The Friday evening Tea Dance was all the rage that summer of 1981. Each week the lobby filled with throngs of revelers, some celebrating atop the skywalks themselves. On July 17, without warning, the steel support systems buckled and the concrete and glass skywalks crashed onto the crowded lobby. The devastation reverberated far beyond the ruins. Firefighters, police officers, and paramedics suffered from deep depression, cycled through divorce, hit the bottle, and in some instances committed suicide. The hotel had been built using a new fast-track method with key construction decisions often made on the fly, including changing the skywalk design from six heavy hanger rods to twelve thinner poles. Within a year the skywalks were splintering inside. Even then the collapse could have been averted, but special inspection panels to check the hanging walkways were never opened. Though wholly avoidable, the Hyatt disaster did bring significant changes-some good and some problematic. Tougher industry guidelines were enforced for US construction projects. Police officers, firefighters, and health care workers are now treated for PTSD and other psychological trauma after working a tragic event. But the rush to settle all the Hyatt lawsuits helped usher in a controversial new era of nondisclosure agreements. Buried Truths and the Hyatt Skywalks explores America's worst structural engineering disaster. Though the world has moved on, survivors and witnesses still vividly recall that night. This is their story"-- |
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| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Serrano, Richard A., author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98004951 Buried truths and the Hyatt skywalks : the legacy of America's epic structural failure / Richard A. Serrano. Buried truths West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2021] 1 online resource : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "In 1981 the sudden collapse of two skywalks in Kansas City's Hyatt hotel killed 114 people and injured another 200. There never was a public trial, nor a full airing of everything that went wrong. Richard A. Serrano shared a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the disaster at the time; now he returns to the tragedy to learn all that went wrong, how it could have been avoided, and what lasting effects persist today-for engineering and the legal system, but most importantly those who suffered. Drawing on legal depositions, evidentiary material, and recollections from 240 survivors, first responders, and construction officials, Buried Truths and the Hyatt Skywalks is the story of this monumental catastrophe and what it teaches us today. The Friday evening Tea Dance was all the rage that summer of 1981. Each week the lobby filled with throngs of revelers, some celebrating atop the skywalks themselves. On July 17, without warning, the steel support systems buckled and the concrete and glass skywalks crashed onto the crowded lobby. The devastation reverberated far beyond the ruins. Firefighters, police officers, and paramedics suffered from deep depression, cycled through divorce, hit the bottle, and in some instances committed suicide. The hotel had been built using a new fast-track method with key construction decisions often made on the fly, including changing the skywalk design from six heavy hanger rods to twelve thinner poles. Within a year the skywalks were splintering inside. Even then the collapse could have been averted, but special inspection panels to check the hanging walkways were never opened. Though wholly avoidable, the Hyatt disaster did bring significant changes-some good and some problematic. Tougher industry guidelines were enforced for US construction projects. Police officers, firefighters, and health care workers are now treated for PTSD and other psychological trauma after working a tragic event. But the rush to settle all the Hyatt lawsuits helped usher in a controversial new era of nondisclosure agreements. Buried Truths and the Hyatt Skywalks explores America's worst structural engineering disaster. Though the world has moved on, survivors and witnesses still vividly recall that night. This is their story"-- Provided by publisher. Cover -- BURIED TRUTHS -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- AUTHOR'S NOTE -- PROLOGUE -- PART 1. REGENCY -- 1. MOLLY RILEY -- 2. THE CROWN -- 3. THE PRITZKERS -- 4. HAUNTED GROUND -- 5. PAULY -- 6. THE ROOF FALLS IN -- 7. THIN AND INVISIBLE -- PART 2. REQUIEM -- 8. TEA DANCE -- 9. SILENCE, THEN SCREAMS -- 10. THERE SEEMED NO END -- 11. THE HANSON SISTERS -- 12. BLOOD AND MUMS -- 13. JOHN TVEDTEN -- 14. JEFF DURHAM -- 15. HARD RAIN -- 16. RUSH TO REOPEN -- 17. LIEUTENANT JOHN T. DIXON -- PART 3. RECKONING -- 18. 9UE -- 19. CASE CLOSED -- 20. PAYDAY -- 21. SALLY FIRESTONE 22. THE FIREMAN'S RULE -- 23. MOEN PHILLIPS -- 24. SOMEONE TO BLAME -- 25. ROBERT GORDON -- 26. LEGACY -- POSTSCRIPT -- SOURCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 07, 2021). Kansas City Hyatt Regency. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82228699 Kansas City Hyatt Regency fast Building failures Missouri Kansas City. Skywalks Accidents Missouri Kansas City. Structural failures Missouri Kansas City. Accident victims United States. Constructions Effondrement Missouri Kansas City. Passerelles Accidents Missouri Kansas City. Victimes d'accidents États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief bisacsh Accident victims fast Building failures fast Skywalks Accidents fast Structural failures fast Missouri Kansas City fast United States fast has work: Buried truths and the Hyatt skywalks (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFRC84rWCkdHh6yx4XJGgX https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Serrano, Richard A. Buried truths and the Hyatt skywalks West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2021] 9781612497150 (DLC) 2021019931 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2889346 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Serrano, Richard A. Buried truths and the Hyatt skywalks : the legacy of America's epic structural failure / Cover -- BURIED TRUTHS -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- AUTHOR'S NOTE -- PROLOGUE -- PART 1. REGENCY -- 1. MOLLY RILEY -- 2. THE CROWN -- 3. THE PRITZKERS -- 4. HAUNTED GROUND -- 5. PAULY -- 6. THE ROOF FALLS IN -- 7. THIN AND INVISIBLE -- PART 2. REQUIEM -- 8. TEA DANCE -- 9. SILENCE, THEN SCREAMS -- 10. THERE SEEMED NO END -- 11. THE HANSON SISTERS -- 12. BLOOD AND MUMS -- 13. JOHN TVEDTEN -- 14. JEFF DURHAM -- 15. HARD RAIN -- 16. RUSH TO REOPEN -- 17. LIEUTENANT JOHN T. DIXON -- PART 3. RECKONING -- 18. 9UE -- 19. CASE CLOSED -- 20. PAYDAY -- 21. SALLY FIRESTONE 22. THE FIREMAN'S RULE -- 23. MOEN PHILLIPS -- 24. SOMEONE TO BLAME -- 25. ROBERT GORDON -- 26. LEGACY -- POSTSCRIPT -- SOURCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kansas City Hyatt Regency. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82228699 Kansas City Hyatt Regency fast Building failures Missouri Kansas City. Skywalks Accidents Missouri Kansas City. Structural failures Missouri Kansas City. Accident victims United States. Constructions Effondrement Missouri Kansas City. Passerelles Accidents Missouri Kansas City. Victimes d'accidents États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief bisacsh Accident victims fast Building failures fast Skywalks Accidents fast Structural failures fast |
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| title_auth | Buried truths and the Hyatt skywalks : the legacy of America's epic structural failure / |
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| title_full | Buried truths and the Hyatt skywalks : the legacy of America's epic structural failure / Richard A. Serrano. |
| title_fullStr | Buried truths and the Hyatt skywalks : the legacy of America's epic structural failure / Richard A. Serrano. |
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| topic | Kansas City Hyatt Regency. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82228699 Kansas City Hyatt Regency fast Building failures Missouri Kansas City. Skywalks Accidents Missouri Kansas City. Structural failures Missouri Kansas City. Accident victims United States. Constructions Effondrement Missouri Kansas City. Passerelles Accidents Missouri Kansas City. Victimes d'accidents États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief bisacsh Accident victims fast Building failures fast Skywalks Accidents fast Structural failures fast |
| topic_facet | Kansas City Hyatt Regency. Kansas City Hyatt Regency Building failures Missouri Kansas City. Skywalks Accidents Missouri Kansas City. Structural failures Missouri Kansas City. Accident victims United States. Constructions Effondrement Missouri Kansas City. Passerelles Accidents Missouri Kansas City. Victimes d'accidents États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief Accident victims Building failures Skywalks Accidents Structural failures Missouri Kansas City United States |
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