Investigation of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Walkways Collapse. (NBS BSS 143)

Published

May 31, 1982

Author(s)

R D. Marshall, E. O. Pfrang, E. V. Leyendecker, K. A. Woodward, R P. Reed, M B. Kasen, T. R. Shives

Abstract

An investigation into the collapse of two suspended walkways within the atrium area of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., is presented in this report. The investigation included on-site inspections, laboratory tests and analytical studies. Three suspended walkways spanned the atrium at the second, third, and fourth floor levels. The second floor walkway was suspended from the forth floor walkway which was directly above it. In turn, this fourth floor walkway was suspended from the atrium roof framing by a set of six hanger rods. The third floor walkway was offset from the other two and was independently suspended from the roof framing by another set of hanger rods. In the collapse, the second and fourth floor walkways fell to the atrium floor with the fourth floor walkway coming to rest on top of the lower walkway.

Citation

Building Science Series - 143

Report Number

143

NIST Pub Series

Building Science Series

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/Nbs.bss.143

Citation

Marshall, R. , Pfrang, E. , Leyendecker, E. , Woodward, K. , Reed, R. , Kasen, M. and Shives, T. (1982), Investigation of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Walkways Collapse. (NBS BSS 143), Building Science Series, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/Nbs.bss.143 (Accessed December 22, 2024)