[ATTW-L] the Champlain Towers South engineering report

[Stephen Bernhardt]

You have to wonder whether the HOA was dragging its feet on expensive
repairs.

On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 5:57 PM Dragga, Sam <Sam.Dragga at ttu.edu> wrote:

> A 2018 nine-page engineering report identifies issues that might have
> caused or contributed to the collapse of Champlain Towers South in
> Surfside, Florida.
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> The report raises important issues for technical communicators about
> information design. The report has no headings but alphabetizes issues A
> through K. The key issues related to the integrity of the building’s
> foundation are addressed on pages 6-9.
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> As I read this report, I think that a more emphatic display and
> organization of information could have stirred immediate action on critical
> repairs and saved lives. This report will likely be a salient and tragic
> example for classroom discussion of ineffective communication.
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> The report is available at
> https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/town-clerk-documents/champlain-towers-south-public-records/8777-collins-ave---structural-field-survey-report.pdf
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> Sam
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> Sam Dragga
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> Professor Emeritus, Texas Tech University
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> sam.dragga at ttu.edu
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> 1-806-543-6099
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Steve Bernhardt
Bayside DE
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