| Descriptor in English: | Structure Collapse |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Colapso de la Estructura |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Colapso Estrutural |
| Descriptor in French: | Effondrement de structure |
| Entry term(s): |
Bridge Collapse Bridge Collapses Bridge Failure Bridge Failures Building Collapse Building Collapses Collapse, Bridge Collapse, Building Collapse, Dam Collapse, Levee Collapse, Structure Collapses, Building Collapses, Dam Collapses, Levee Dam Collapse Dam Collapses Dike Failure Dike Failures Failure, Bridge Failure, Dike Failure, Levee Failure, Structure Failures, Bridge Failures, Dike Failures, Levee Failures, Structure Levee Collapse Levee Collapses Levee Failure Levee Failures Structure Collapses Structure Failure Structure Failures |
| Tree number(s): |
N06.230.750 |
| Scope note: | Failure in built environment with loss of functional integrity. |
| Annotation: | coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics HI history PC prevention & control SN statistics & numerical data |
| History Note: | 2009 |
| DeCS UI: | 53399 |
| Descriptor UI: | D055883 |
| Date Established: | 2009/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2008/07/08 |
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/09 |
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Structure Collapse
- Preferred
Levee Collapse
- Narrower
Dam Collapse
- Narrower
Bridge Failure
- Narrower
Building Collapse
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0521711 |
| Scope note | Failure in built environment with loss of functional integrity. |
| Preferred term | Structure Collapse |
| Entry term(s) |
Collapse, Structure Failure, Structure Failures, Structure Structure Collapses Structure Failure Structure Failures |
| Concept UI |
M0527599 |
| Scope note | Loss of functional integrity of an embankment, built parallel to a river, whose primary purpose is to furnish flood protection from seasonal high water. |
| Preferred term | Levee Collapse |
| Entry term(s) |
Collapse, Levee Collapses, Levee Dike Failure Dike Failures Failure, Dike Failure, Levee Failures, Dike Failures, Levee Levee Collapses Levee Failure Levee Failures |
| Concept UI |
M0527798 |
| Scope note | Loss of functional integrity of a structure built across a waterway to control depth or flow. |
| Preferred term | Dam Collapse |
| Entry term(s) |
Collapse, Dam Collapses, Dam Dam Collapses |
| Concept UI |
M0521712 |
| Scope note | Bridge structural failure. |
| Preferred term | Bridge Failure |
| Entry term(s) |
Bridge Collapse Bridge Collapses Bridge Failures Collapse, Bridge Failure, Bridge Failures, Bridge |
| Concept UI |
M0521713 |
| Scope note | Loss of functional integrity of man-made structure. |
| Preferred term | Building Collapse |
| Entry term(s) |
Building Collapses Collapse, Building Collapses, Building |
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