Beyond failure : forensic case studies for civil engineers

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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Delatte, Norbert J. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, Virginia : ASCE Press, [2009].
Subjects
American Society of Civil Engineers.
American Society of Civil Engineers
Forensic engineering > Case studies.
System failures (Engineering) > Case studies.
Civil engineering > Case studies.
Structural failures > Investigation > Case studies.
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electronic books
Online AccessFull text
Full text
ISBN9780784472286
0784472289
9781621980711
1621980715
9780784409732
0784409730
Physical Description1 online resource (xv, 407 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Kenneth L Carper
  • Preface
  • 1: Why Case Studies?:
  • Organization of this book
  • Notes to the student
  • Sources for case materials
  • 2: Statics And Dynamics:
  • Hyatt Regency walkway
  • Tacoma Narrows Bridge
  • Aircraft impacts
  • Other cases
  • 3: Mechanics Of Materials:
  • Quebec Bridge
  • Point Pleasant Bridge collapse
  • Comet jet aircraft crashes
  • Other cases
  • 4: Structural Analysis:
  • Agricultural product warehouse failures
  • Ronan Point
  • L'Ambiance Plaza collapse
  • Cleveland lift-slab parking garage
  • Kemper Arena
  • Other cases
  • 5: Reinforced Concrete Structures:
  • Air Force warehouse shear failures
  • 2000 Commonwealth Avenue
  • Skyline Plaza in Bailey's Crossroads
  • Harbour Cay condominium
  • Bombing of the Oklahoma City Murrah Federal Building
  • Pentagon attack
  • Other cases
  • 6: Steel Structures:
  • Hartford Civic Center Stadium collapse
  • Mianus River Bridge collapse
  • Cold-formed steel beam construction failure
  • World Trade Center attacks
  • Pittsburgh Convention Center expansion joint failure
  • Minneapolis I-35W Bridge collapse
  • Other cases
  • 7: Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, And Foundations:
  • Teton Dam
  • Vaiont Dam reservoir slope stability failure
  • Transcona and Fargo grain elevators
  • Other cases
  • 8: Fluid Mechanics And Hydraulics:
  • Johnstown flood
  • Malpasset Dam
  • Schoharie Creek Bridge
  • New Orleans Hurricane Katrina levee failures
  • Other cases
  • 9: Construction Materials:
  • Austin concrete dam failure
  • Liberty ship hull failures
  • Willow Island cooling tower collapse
  • Boston's Big Dig tunnel collapse
  • High-alumina cement
  • Other cases
  • 10: Management, Ethics, And Professional Issues:
  • Citicorp Tower
  • Space shuttle Challenger
  • Sampoong Superstore, Korea
  • Misuse of the professional engineer license
  • Property loss investigations
  • Appendix A: Notes to the professor
  • Appendix B: ASCE Code of ethics
  • Appendix C: Some cases on video and DVD
  • References
  • Index
  • About the author.

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