Forensic engineering encompasses any engineering discipline that has the potential to be used for the technical investigation of failures. This volume presents papers from leading experts on how to learn from failures of constructed environments (from serviceability to catastophic), and on the implications for construction professionals.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Effects of Structural Integrity on Damage from The Oklahoma City, USA, Bombing
Chapter 2 : Ladbroke Grove Crashworthiness Accident Investigation
Chapter 3 : A Staged Forensic Approach to Resolve Geotehnical Engineering Claims
Chapter 4 : Investigation of Failures of Marble Facades on Buildings
Chapter 5 : Material Evidence : The Forensic Investigation of Construction and Other Geomaterials for Civil and Criminal Cases
Chapter 6 : The Assessment of Mechanical Failures
Chapter 7 : Structural Failure and Assessment of a Department Store
Chapter 8 : Forensic Evaluation of Concrete Industrial Slabs-On-Grade
Chapter 9 : Failure Prevention in The Construction Project
Chapter 10 : Mitigation of Failures Due to Inappropriate Loading During Construction - A European Code
Chapter 11 : Development of The ASCE 37 Construction Loads Standard to Mitigate Construction Failures
Chapter 12 : Case Study: Design, Construction and Serviceability Issues for a Precast Concrete Facade Subject to Hurrican-Force Wind Loads
Chapter 13 : The Application of Logic to Evidence
Chapter 14 : Technically Yes, But .... Forensic Engineering and Insurance
Chapter 15 : Who Pays?: Culpability of Experts for Building Failures in Singapore
Chapter 16 : A Selection of Forensic Engineering Cases
Chapter 17 : Post-Mortem Seismic Evaluation of an Office Building
Chapter 18 : Imminent Collapse of Wood Structures Affected by Decay
Chapter 19 : Architects : What Can They Learn from Forensic Engineers?
Chapter 20 : Learning from Failures - Experience, Achievements and Prospects
Chapter 21 : Advanced Method to Control and Safety Factor of a Civil Structure After a Collision
Chapter 22 : Collapse : The Erosion of Factors of Safety to 0.999
Chapter 23 : A Knowledge Based Survey of Buildings for Structural Reliability Evaluations
Chapter 24 : Investigation and Repair of an Improperly Constructed Masonry Barrier Wall System
Index
