- Author
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Lew, H. S.
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Fattal, S. G.
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Shaver, J. R.
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Reinhold, T. A.
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Hunt, B. J.
- Title
- Investigation of Construction Failure of Reinforced Concrete Cooling Tower at Willow Island, WV. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards (NEL), Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Labor, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS BSS 148,
September 1982,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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reinforced concrete; cooling towers; loads (forces); concrete durability; failure; electric power plants; safety
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concrete durability
- Identifiers
- Willow Island (West Virginia)
- Abstract
- The collapse of the natural-draft hyperbolic concrete cooling tower unit no. 2 at the Pleasants Power Station at Willow Island, West Virginia, was investigated by the National Bureau of Standards. The investigation included on-site inspections, laboratory tests of construction assembly components and concrete specimens, and analytical studies. Based on the results of these field, laboratory, and analytical investigations, it was concluded that the most probable cause of the collapse was due to the imposition of construction loads on the shell before the concrete of lift 28 had gained adequate strength to support these loads.