
Bolt Failure – How not to remove bolts and components from a structure
Structural FailureA large iron ore screen bin had been assembled in China and shipped to a construction site in the Pilbara – Western Australia.
The bin was one of several bins that were craned into position onto a steel frame structure and bolted in on…

Concrete Plinth Structural Failure
Structural FailureA 300 tonne load out bin was being constructed starting with the pouring of 6 concrete plinths to support the bin steel columns.
Upon completion of the plinths, the bin steel work was erected starting with the support columns loosely bolted…