Engineer to testify over Tongaat Mall

The collapse of the Tongaat Mall is being investigated.

The collapse of the Tongaat Mall is being investigated.

Published Sep 29, 2014

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Johannesburg - The inquiry into the collapse of the Tongaat Mall, in which two people were killed, will continue on Monday.

The engineer who designed the structure of the mall in KwaZulu-Natal was expected to testify before the commission investigating the building's collapse.

The labour department said on Friday the commission set aside Monday and Tuesday for the testimony of Andre Ballack, an engineer with Axiom Consulting.

“Ballack's testimony before the commission is expected to be preceded on Monday by a presentation on the so-called 'finite model', which he claimed to have used to design the structure of the mall.”

The finite model would uncover the information technology system that was used to design the structure of the columns, beams, and entire mall.

The presentation would take place at the engineering company's offices in Gateway, in Umhlanga. Ballack would conclude later in the day with a testimony before the commission.

The commission of inquiry was appointed following the structural collapse of the mall on November 19 last year that claimed the lives of two people and injured 29 others.

On Tuesday, the commission would recall engineer Rob Young, who was hired to investigate the site of the mall. - Sapa

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