Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Author; Chapter 1 Cases of Structure Failure; 1.1 The Probability of Structure Failure; 1.2 Structure Failure; 1.3 Sources of Concrete Failure; 1.4 Structure Assessment; 1.5 Structure Mode of Failure; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Project Management and Design-Induced Structure Failure; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Design and Structural Loading Cause Failure; 2.3 Lack of Design due to Interaction of Structural Load and Environmental Effects; 2.4 Poor Construction Management Cause Failure
2.5 Condition Assessment and Remaining Service Life2.6 Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Aging or Degradation Effects; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Problems in Quality Management System; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Quality System; 3.3 ISO 9001; 3.4 Quality Manual; 3.4.1 Quality Plan; 3.4.2 Quality Control; 3.4.3 Quality Control and Building Failure; 3.4.3.1 Submittal Data; 3.4.3.2 Materials Tests; 3.4.3.3 Methods of Check the Construction Activity; 3.4.3.4 Material/Equipment Compliance Tests; 3.4.3.5 Soils Testing; 3.4.3.6 Inspection During Work-in-Progress; 3.4.3.7 Pre-installation Inspection Reports
3.5 Quality Assurance3.5.1 The Responsibility of the Contractor; 3.5.2 The Owner Responsibility; 3.6 Project Quality Control in Various Stages; 3.6.1 Detailed Engineering; 3.6.2 Execution Phase; 3.6.2.1 Inspection Procedures; 3.6.2.2 Checklists; 3.7 External Auditing for the Project; 3.8 Operational and Maintenance Phase of the Project; Bibliography; Chapter 4 Bad Materials Cause Failures; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Concrete Materials Test; 4.2.1 Cement; 4.2.1.1 Cement Test by The Sieve No. 170; 4.2.1.2 Define Cement Fines by Using Blaine Apparatus
4.2.1.3 Initial and Final Setting Times of Cement Paste Using VICAT's Apparatus4.2.1.4 Compressive Strength of Cement Mortars; 4.2.2 Cement Storage; 4.2.3 Aggregate Tests; 4.2.3.1 Sieve Analysis Test; 4.2.3.2 Abrasion Resistance of Coarse Aggregates in Los Angeles Test; 4.2.3.3 Determination of Clay and Other Fine Materials in Aggregates; 4.2.3.4 Aggregate Specific Gravity Test; 4.2.3.5 Fine Aggregate Test; 4.2.3.6 Define Specific Gravity for Coarse Aggregate; 4.2.3.7 Bulk Density or Volumetric Weight Test for Aggregate; 4.2.3.8 The Percentage of Aggregate Absorption; 4.2.4 Mixing Water Test
4.3 Admixtures4.3.1 Samples for Test; 4.3.2 Chemical Tests to Verify Requirements; 4.3.2.1 Chemical Tests; 4.3.2.2 Ash Content; 4.3.2.3 Relative Density; 4.3.2.4 Define the Hydrogen Number; 4.3.2.5 Define Chloride Ion; 4.3.3 Performance Tests; 4.3.3.1 Control Mixing; 4.4 Steel Reinforcement Test; 4.4.1 Weights and Measurement Test; 4.4.2 Tension Test; Bibliography; Chapter 5 Loads and Structure Failure; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Dead Load; 5.3 Live Load Characteristics; 5.3.1 Previous Work on Live Load; 5.3.1.1 Statistical Model for Floor Live Loads; 5.3.2 Stochastic Live Load Models
