Beyond failure forensic case studies for civil engineers

• Main Author: Delatte, Norbert J.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Reston, Va. : ASCE Press, c2009.
• Subjects: Forensic engineering > Case studies.; System failures (Engineering) > Case studies.; Civil engineering > Case studies.; Structural failures > Investigation > Case studies.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780784472286; 9781621980711; 9780784409732
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xv, 407 p.) : ill.

Through a series of case studies this book introduces the reader to the basic concepts of forensic civil engineering.

Table of Contents:

• Why case studies?
• Statics and dynamics
• Mechanics of materials
• Structural analysis
• Reinforced concrete structures
• Steel structures
• Soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, and foundations
• Fluid mechanics and hydraulics
• Construction materials
• Management, ethics, and professional issues
• Appendix A: Note to the professors
• Appendix B: The ASCE Code of ethics
• Appendix C: Some cases on video and DVD.