Beyond failure [electronic resource] : forensic case studies for civil engineers / Norbert J. Delatte, Jr.
Delatte, Norbert J.
2009
TA219 .D45 2009eb
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Title Beyond failure [electronic resource] : forensic case studies for civil engineers / Norbert J. Delatte, Jr.
Author Delatte, Norbert J.
ISBN 9780784472286 (electronic book)
9780784409732
0784409730
Imprint Reston, VA : ASCE Press, c2009.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xv, 407 p.) : ill.
Call Number TA219 .D45 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 624.1/71
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-402) and index.
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Foreword / Kenneth L Carper
Preface
1: Why Case Studies?:
Organization of this book
Notes to the student
Sources for case materials
2: Statics And Dynamics:
Hyatt Regency walkway
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Aircraft impacts
Other cases
3: Mechanics Of Materials:
Quebec Bridge
Point Pleasant Bridge collapse
Comet jet aircraft crashes
Other cases
4: Structural Analysis:
Agricultural product warehouse failures
Ronan Point
L'Ambiance Plaza collapse
Cleveland lift-slab parking garage
Kemper Arena
Other cases
5: Reinforced Concrete Structures:
Air Force warehouse shear failures
2000 Commonwealth Avenue
Skyline Plaza in Bailey's Crossroads
Harbour Cay condominium
Bombing of the Oklahoma City Murrah Federal Building
Pentagon attack
Other cases
6: Steel Structures:
Hartford Civic Center Stadium collapse
Mianus River Bridge collapse
Cold-formed steel beam construction failure
World Trade Center attacks
Pittsburgh Convention Center expansion joint failure
Minneapolis I-35W Bridge collapse
Other cases
7: Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, And Foundations:
Teton Dam
Vaiont Dam reservoir slope stability failure
Transcona and Fargo grain elevators
Other cases
8: Fluid Mechanics And Hydraulics:
Johnstown flood
Malpasset Dam
Schoharie Creek Bridge
New Orleans Hurricane Katrina levee failures
Other cases
9: Construction Materials:
Austin concrete dam failure
Liberty ship hull failures
Willow Island cooling tower collapse
Boston's Big Dig tunnel collapse
High-alumina cement
Other cases
10: Management, Ethics, And Professional Issues:
Citicorp Tower
Space shuttle Challenger
Sampoong Superstore, Korea
Misuse of the professional engineer license
Property loss investigations
Appendix A: Notes to the professor
Appendix B: ASCE Code of ethics
Appendix C: Some cases on video and DVD
References
Index
About the author.

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