Forensic structural engineering handbook /

Forensic structural engineering handbook / Robert T. Ratay, editor-in-chief. - Second edition. - various pagings : illustrations ; 24 cm. - McGraw-Hill handbooks . - McGraw-Hill handbooks. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 Design and Construction Practices -- Chapter 1 Design-Construction Process / Antranig M. Ouzoonian -- Chapter 2 Design Codes and Standards / John F. Duntemann -- Chapter 3 Construction Safety Codes, Standards, and Regulations / Mohammad Ayub -- Chapter 4 Standard of Care / Joshua B. Kardon -- Part 2 Engineering Response to Failures -- Chapter 5 The First Steps after a Failure / David B. Peraza -- Chapter 6 The Engineering Investigation Process / Daniel A. Cuoco Gary F. Panariello -- Part 3 Causes of Failures -- Chapter 7 Loads and Hazards: The Nature, Magnitude and consequences / Donald O. Dusenberry -- Chapter 8 Design Errors, Construction Defects, and Project Miscommunication / Najib N. Abboud, Anurag Jain and Matthys Levy -- Chapter 9 Defects, Deterioration, and Durability / David H. Nicastro -- Chapter 10 Temporary Structures in Construction / Robert T. Ratay -- Part 4 Material-Specific Forensic Analyses -- Chapter 11 Steel Structures / Robert S. Vecchio and H. Richard Roberts -- Chapter 12 Concrete Structures / W. Gene Corley -- Chapter 13 Masonry Structures / Clayford T. Grimm and David J. Transue -- Chapter 14 Timber Structures / Craig R. Owen -- Chapter 15 Building Facades / Kimball J. Beasley and David S. Patterson -- Chapter 16 Foundations / Vincent Tirolo -- Part 5 Professional Practice and Legal Aspects -- Chapter 17 Legal Concerns after a Failure / Michael C. Loulakis -- Chapter 18 Litigation and Dispute Resolution / Robert A. Rubin and Dana Wordes -- Chapter 19 The Expert Consultant and Witness / David E. Thompson and Howard W. Ashcraft, Jr.

0071498842 9780071498845

2010286024


Forensic engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Structural failures--Investigation

TA219 / .F685 2010

624.171

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