Abstract: This paper summarizes an investigation of the July 2, 1983, roof collapse of the Magic Mart store in Bolivar, Tennessee. The building was a onestory retail store of steel‐framed roof construction. The collapse occurred ...

Abstract: The subject of project peer review of structural design was a major topic of discussion at both the 1983 Santa Barbara Engineering Foundation conference, Building Structural Failures—Their Cause and Prevention, and the ...