An Environmental Study on the Collapse of a Tenement Building in HK

Min Wu; Wai Ching Tang; Y.J. Ke; C.M. Luo

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.838-841.2208

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An Environmental Study on the Collapse of a Tenement Building in HK

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On 29^th January 2010, a tragedy took place before the blissful Chinese Lunar New Year. An old tenement building in Ma Tau Wai collapsed in a sudden, causing 2 deaths and 4 injuries. Not only did this raise peoples concerns to investigate the reasons the collapse of the tenement building, it also raised their awareness on old tenement buildings as well as protecting them from collapsing. In view of this, this paper investigates on condensation and how it might shorten the service life of that old tenement building.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 838-841)

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2208-2211

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November 2013

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Min Wu, Wai Ching Tang, Y.J. Ke, C.M. Luo

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Building Collapse, Humidity, Reinforcement Steel Bar, Rusting, Service Life

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