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Author : Kirstin Cronn-Mills
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Structural engineering
ISBN : 9780756540616
Explains, using examples of structural collapses from around the world, the science behind structural engineering and the reasons behind engineering failures.
Author : V. Ramachandran
Publisher : ASM International
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN : 9781615031054
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Author : J. David Frost
Publisher : Amer Society of Civil Engineers
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0784401225
This convenient summary of case studies reviews the performance and failure of structural, foundation, and geoenvironmental civil engineering systems. Failures in embankments, dams, slopes, landfills, recycling facilities, bridges, and buildings are covered. For each study, an outline, a summary of the lessons learned, and a list of background references are provided. The ongoing study of the tower of Pisa, the lower San Fernando Dam, Love Canal, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Cypress Viaduct, the Hartford Civic Center Coliseum, and the Hyatt Regency Hotel Pedestrian Walkways are among the case studies examined.
Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781250228079
“Though ours is an age of high technology, the essence of what engineering is and what engineers do is not common knowledge. Even the most elementary of principles upon which great bridges, jumbo jets, or super computers are built are alien concepts to many. This is so in part because engineering as a human endeavor is not yet integrated into our culture and intellectual tradition. And while educators are currently wrestling with the problem of introducing technology into conventional academic curricula, thus better preparing today’s students for life in a world increasingly technological, there is as yet no consensus as to how technological literacy can best be achieved. " I believe, and I argue in this essay, that the ideas of engineering are in fact in our bones and part of our human nature and experience. Furthermore, I believe that an understanding and an appreciation of engineers and engineering can be gotten without an engineering or technical education. Thus I hope that the technologically uninitiated will come to read what I have written as an introduction to technology. Indeed, this book is my answer to the questions 'What is engineering?' and 'What do engineers do?'" - Henry Petroski, To Engineer is Human
Author : Jacob Feld,Kenneth L. Carper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1996-12-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0471574775
First published in 1968, Jacob Feld's Construction Failure has longbeen considered the classic text on the subject. Retaining all ofthe key components of Feld's comprehensive exploration of the rootcauses of failure, this Second Edition addresses a multitude ofimportant industry developments to bring this landmark work up todate for a new generation of engineers, architects, andstudents. In addition to detailed coverage of current design tools,techniques, materials, and construction methods, ConstructionFailure, Second Edition features an entire chapter on theburgeoning area of construction litigation, including a thoroughexamination of alternative dispute resolution techniques. Like theoriginal, this edition discusses technical and procedural failuresof many different types of structures, but is now supplemented withnew case studies to illustrate the dynamics of failure in actiontoday. Jacob Feld knew thirty years ago that in order to learn from ourmistakes, we must first acknowledge and understand them. With thisrevised volume, Kenneth Carper has ensured that Feld'snow-posthumous message will continue to be heard for years tocome. Jacob Feld's comprehensive work on failure analysis has now beenskillfully amended to address current design and constructiontools, materials, and practices. Building on the first edition'speerless examination of the causes and lessons of failure,Construction Failure, Second Edition provides you with expandedcoverage of: * Technical, procedural, structural, and nonstructural failures * Natural hazards, earthworks, soil and foundation problems, andmore * Reinforced, precast and prestressed concrete, steel, timber,masonry, and other materials * Responsibility and litigation concerns, dispute avoidance, andalternative dispute resolution techniques * Construction safety issues * Many different types of structures, including dams andbridges Construction Failure has as much to teach us today as it did thirtyyears ago. This revised volume is an essential resource for designengineers, architects, construction managers, lawyers, and studentsin all of these fields.
Author : Rolt Hammond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Civil engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030333384
Author : Jack R. Janney
Publisher : ASCE Publications
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0784475814
Prepared by the Research Council on Performance of Structures of ASCE. This report contains guidelines for conducting an investigation into the causes of a structural failure or collapse.Ø Topics include: members of the investigative team and their responsibilities, recommended procedure for site visits, accumulation and recording of data, reporting procedures, and checklists of preparation and materials needed for each step. Common structural types are described, together with the most common causes of distress and failure for each material and construction method. Causes of failure are discussed according to type of project, type of structure, or type of material, connection or foundation.
Author : Jack R. Janney
Publisher : ASCE Publications
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Reliability (Engineering)
ISBN : UCAL:B4176979
Sponsored by the Research Council on Performance of Structures of ASCE. This report contains guidelines for conducting an investigation into the causes of a structural failure or collapse. Topics include: members of the investigative team and their responsibilities, recommended procedure for site visits, accumulation and recording of data, reporting procedures, and checklists of preparation and materials needed for each step. Common structural types are described, together with the most common causes of distress and failure for each material and construction method. Causes of failure are discussed according to type of project, type of structure, or type of material, connection or foundation.
Author : Norb Delatte
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845697037
Understanding and recognising failure mechanisms in concrete is a fundamental pre-requisite to determining the type of repair, or whether a repair is feasible. This title provides a review of concrete deterioration and damage, as well as looking at the problem of defects in concrete. It also discusses condition assessment and repair techniques. Part one discusses failure mechanisms in concrete and covers topics such as causes and mechanisms of deterioration in reinforced concrete, types of damage in concrete structures, types and causes of cracking and condition assessment of concrete structures. Part two reviews the repair of concrete structures with coverage of themes such as standards and guidelines for repairing concrete structures, methods of crack repair, repair materials, bonded concrete overlays, repairing and retrofitting concrete structures with fiber-reinforced polymers, patching deteriorated concrete structures and durability of repaired concrete. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Failure and repair of concrete structures is a standard reference for civil engineers, architects and anyone working in the construction sector, as well as those concerned with ensuring the safety of concrete structures. Provides a review of concrete deterioration and damage Discusses condition assessment and repair techniques, standards and guidelines
Author : Navid Nastar,Rui Liu (Structural engineer)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Building, Iron and steel
ISBN : 0784415307
"This book gives examples of failed civil engineering projects and the lessons learned from the failures. The case studies were gathered by ASCE's Forensic Engineering Division"--
Author : Robin Whittle
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203861271
Some lessons are only learned from mistakes but, it‘s much cheaper to learn from someone else‘s mistakes than to have to do so from your own. Drawing on over fifty years of working with concrete structures, Robin Whittle examines the problems which he has seen occur and shows how they could have been avoided. The first and largest part of the
Author : Matthys Levy,Mario Salvadori
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002-03-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 039331152X
About the reasons for structural collapse, including earthquakes, metal fatigue, and terrorism.
Author : Edward Godfrey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Engineering
ISBN : WISC:89080454895
Author : W.H. Ransom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135920807
In recent years building failures and the resulting lawsuits and awards for damages have frequently been in the news. The biggest headlines may have been reserved for structural failures and complete collapses, but we should not forget the less newsworthy failures such as leaky roofs, damp walls, dropped foundations and rotted timber. This book gives practical guidance on the prevention of failure by describing the nature and cause of the most common defects in buildings, and then shows how they should be avoided in design and construction.
Author : Paul A. Bosela,Pamalee Brady,Norbert J. Delatte,M. Kevin Parfitt
Publisher : Amer Society of Civil Engineers
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0784412553
This report provides short descriptions of 50 real-world examples of performance failures designed specifically for classroom use.
