@article{470241,
      author = {Delatte, Norbert J.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/470241},
      title = {Beyond failure forensic case studies for civil engineers /  [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {ASCE Press,},
      abstract = {From the Back Cover:  Beyond Failure presents the  circumstances of important failures that have had  far-reaching impacts on civil engineering practice. Each  case study narrates the known facts:  design and  construction, the failure, subsequent investigation or  analysis, and, where appropriate, additional issues such as  technical concerns, ethical considerations, professional  practice issues, and long-term effects. The case studies  are organized around eight common topics of undergraduate  engineering courses and include teaching points and a  reading list, so this book is useful to engineering faculty  and students. With more than 40 full cases, including the  Silver Bridge collapse in Point Pleasant, West Virginia;  the levee breaches in New Orleans; and the Challenger space  shuttle explosion, this book will also appeal to practicing  engineers with an interest in forensic investigations or  the analysis of historic failures.},
      recid = {470241},
      pages = {1 online resource (xv, 407 p.) :},
      address = {Reston, VA :},
      year = {2009},
}