| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 407 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| Summary |
Through a series of case studies this book introduces the reader to the basic concepts of forensic civil engineering |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-402) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 10, 2023) |
| Subject |
American Society of Civil Engineers.
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| SUBJECT |
American Society of Civil Engineers fast |
| Subject |
Forensic engineering -- Case studies
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System failures (Engineering) -- Case studies
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Civil engineering -- Case studies
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Structural failures -- Investigation -- Case studies
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Structural.
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Civil engineering
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Forensic engineering
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Structural failures -- Investigation
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System failures (Engineering)
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008045372 |
| ISBN |
9780784472286 |
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0784472289 |
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9781621980711 |
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1621980715 |
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