Lessons amid the Rubble An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics

The aftermath of September 11, 2001, brought the subject of engineering-failure forensics to public attention as had no previous catastrophe. In keeping with the engineering profession's long tradition of building a positive future out of disasters, Lessons amid the Rubble uses the collapse of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Pfatteicher, Sarah K. A
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2010
Edition1
SeriesJohns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology
Subjects
Disaster relief
Disasters
History
Structural engineering
Structural failures
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
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ISBN9780801899508
0801899508
9780801897207
0801897203
080189719X
9780801897191

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents Introduction: Why? 1. “A Very Imperfect Process”: Engineering Problem-Solving 101 2. “Finding Hope in the Ruins”: A Short History of Engineering Disasters 3. “A New Era”: The Limits of Engineering Expertise in a Post-9/11 World 4. “Safe from Every Possible Event”: How to Strive for the Impossible 5. “Architectural Terrorism”: Why Moderation Matters 6. “These Material Things”: Passion and Power in Engineering Conclusion: “More Time for the Dreaming”: Engineering Curricula for the Twenty-First Century Acknowledgments Notes Recommended Reading Index Cover Frontmatter
  • Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Why? -- 1 "A Very Imperfect Process": Engineering Problem-Solving 101 -- 2 "Finding Hope in the Ruins": A Short History of Engineering Disasters -- 3 "A New Era": The Limits of Engineering Expertise in a Post-9/11 World -- 4 "Safe from Every Possible Event": How to Strive for the Impossible -- 5 "Architectural Terrorism": Why Moderation Matters -- 6 "These Material Things": Passion and Power in Engineering -- Conclusion: "More Time for the Dreaming": Engineering Curricula for the Twenty-First Century -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y