List of Possible Case Studies

Here is a table of case studies the group considered for the project. Also displayed is the date of the incident, whether it is included in the report, and, if so, the reason why.

Failure	Location, Date	Is in Report?	Reason for Inclusion	Location of Information
Hyatt Regency Collapse	Kansas City, MO July 17, 1981	YES	Deadliest Structural Failure in American History	Salvadori, Mario Why Buildings Fall Down (WBFD)
Sampoong Mall Collapse	Seoul, South Korea, Jun 29, 1995	NO	N/A	History.com
Johnstown Flood	Central PA May 31, 1889	YES	Example of Dam Failure	WBFD
De Havilland Comet	1954	YES	Example of Plane Failure, Metal Fatigue	WBFD
Lotus Riverside Collapse	Shanghai, China, June, 2009	No	N/A	wsj.com
“Galloping Gertie”	Washington, Nov 7, 1940	No	N/A	WBFD
Colossus of Rhodes	Rhodes, Greece 226 BC	No	N/A	rhodesguide.com
Rana Plaza	Savar, Bengaldesh, April 24, 2013	Yes	Personal Connection	nytimes.com, Personal experience
New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina	New Orleans, 2005	No	N/A	N/A
RMS Titanic	North Atlantic, April 15, 1912	Yes	Example of How Building Materials can Cause Failure	history.com