
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Causal models for the forensic investigation of structural failures
S. Arangio, C. Crosti & F. Bontempi
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
ABSTRACT: The structural collapses are rare events that are characterized by complex dynamics: the identifi-
cation of their causes and the explanation of their developments are not straightforward processes and depend on
numerous different factors. A fundamental aspect is that, even if sometimes it is possible to identify the trigger
that have materially caused ...