From the collapse of the World Trade Centre to the Tasman Bridge, here are five instances where a failing superstructure proved deadly.
By Lachlan Haycock and Caryn Isemann
From skyscrapers to bridges, tunnels to stadiums, when superstructures fail the results can be catastrophic.
Events such as the collapse of Australia’s Tasman Bridge and the caving in of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in the US reveal how design flaws and lapses in maintenance can trigger destruction.
Here are five superstructure failures that proved deadly.
It is rather surprising dam failure were not included in this list. Some individual dam failure events have resulted in many thousands of lives lost.