What is included with this book?
Contributor List | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Suggestions to the Instructor | p. xv |
Design and Construction Practices | |
Design-Construction Process | p. 1 |
Design Codes and Standards | p. 2 |
Construction Safety Codes, Standards, and Regulations | p. 3 |
Standard of Care | p. 4 |
Engineering Response to Failures | |
The First Steps after a Failure | p. 5 |
The Engineering Investigation Process | p. 6 |
Causes of Failures | |
Loads and Hazards: The Nature, Magnitude and consequences | p. 7 |
Design Errors, Construction Defects, and Project Miscommunication | p. 8 |
Defects, Deterioration, and Durability | p. 9 |
Temporary Structures in Construction | p. 10 |
Material-Specific Forensic Analyses | |
Steel Structures | p. 11 |
Concrete Structures | p. 12 |
Masonry Structures | p. 13 |
Timber Structures | p. 14 |
Building Facades | p. 15 |
Foundations | p. 16 |
Professional Practice and Legal Aspects | |
Legal Concerns after a Failure | p. 17 |
Litigation and Dispute Resolution | p. 18 |
The Expert Consultant and Witness | p. 19 |
Index | p. I |
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