Compression , Tension and Shear that cause the Korba Chimney to Collapsed

 A chimney is considered as a rigid rod which initially in a vertical position and depend on
its base.
 The chimney collapse by inertial reaction forces will produce a bending moment and
then results in a tension
 This tension usually produces a transverse rupture.
 These transverse ruptures should occur at the point of maximum tension ( heavy rain ,
thunderstorm, lightning and wind )
 Ruptures cannot be predicted accurately in actual cases. For the Korba Chimney case , it
was collapsed vertically to the ground surface.
 According to the design of the chimney, it was considered to be safe and able to
withstand compression caused by wind.
 But compression is too high due to very high wind speeds cause the Korba Chimney to
collapse.
 So, it is clearly visible and evident that all the point above are the causes leading to the
collapse of the Korba Chimney.