Projects Design Tests Show Premature Failure of Shear-Stud Reinforcement By Nadine M. Post August 24, 2011 Photo by Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos ...

The accident in Surfside, Fla., killed 98 people two years ago. Now a federal team says the condo's concrete columns and pool deck were constructed improperly and didn't meet building codes.

The CEO of G. Batista Engineering and Construction writes that condo owners should keep a close eye out for the tell-tale signs of punching shear, which led to the collapse of Surfside's Champlain ...