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Taken together, these failures had a sobering effect on the design and construction
industry. Attention was focused on the need to provide greater structural integrity
and redundancy in the design of structures. In particular, the importance of
connection design was emphasized. Detailing and execution of connections,
including provisions for their adequate review during the shop drawing phase, has
been the subject of significant discussion since these failures occurred. In addition,
this failure and others have contributed to the understanding of wind forces on
buildings and the evolution of improved wind design standards to consider dynamic
effects and pressure concentrations.
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