Safety
When Engineering Design Fails: The Impact of Faulty Design and Collapses
Faulty material choices and fast-tracked construction practices continue to combine with workmanship, design and engineering issues to produce an increasing number of design and building errors.
By Mitch Cohen
April 3, 2018
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Safety
by Mitch Cohen
Mitch Cohen, PE, has nearly 30 years of experience working as a professional civil/structural engineer, environmental and construction consultant, environmental contractor and insurance broker. RT Environmental and Construction Professional is a division of R-T Specialty, LLC (RT) a Delaware limited liability company headquartered in Illinois. RT provides wholesale brokerage and other services to agents and brokers. As a wholesale broker, RT does not solicit insurance from the public. Some products may only be available in certain states, and some products may only be available from surplus lines insurers. In California: R-T Specialty Insurance Services, LLC License #0G97516 (c) 2020 Ryan Specialty Group, LLC.
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