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Forensic structural engineering handbook / Robert T. Ratay, editor-in-chief.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forensic engineering.
- Structural failures--Investigation.
- Structural failures.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Internet resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 electronic text (1 volumes (various pagings))) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : McGraw-Hill, [2010]
- Contents:
- Pt. 1. Design and construction practices
- part 2. Engineering response to failures
- part 3. Causes of failures
- part 4. Material-specific forensic analyses
- part 5. Professional practice and legal aspects.
- Notes:
- Print version c2010.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on May 13, 2010.
- Contains:
- Design-construction process.
- Design codes and standards.
- Construction safety codes, standards, and regulations.
- Standard of care.
- The first steps after a failure.
- The engineering investigation process.
- Loads and hazards: their nature, magnitude, and consequences.
- Design errors, construction defects, and project miscommunication.
- Defects, deterioration, and durability.
- Temporary structures in construction.
- Steel structures.
- Concrete structures.
- Masonry structures.
- Timber structures.
- Building facades.
- Foundations.
- Legal concerns after a failure.
- Litigation and dispute resolution.
- The expert consultant and witness.
- ISBN:
- 0071749594
- 9780071498845
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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