Title: Forensic Structural Engineering Handbook Author: Robert Ratay ISBN: 0071498842 / 9780071498845 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 688 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
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The Most Complete and Up-to-Date Resource on Forensic Structural Engineering
Thoroughly revised and featuring contributions from leading experts, this definitive handbook offers comprehensive treatment of forensic structural engineering and expert witness delivery. From exploring the possible origins of errors, through investigating and analyzing failures, to working with the legal profession for assigning responsibilities.
Forensic Structural Engineering Handbook, Second Edition covers every important topic in the field
* The design and construction process * Design and construction safety codes, standards, and regulations * Standard of care and duty to perform * First steps and legal concerns after a failure * Engineering investigation of failures * Origins and causes of failures * Loads and hazards * Design errors, construction defects, and project miscommunication * Defects, deterioration, and durability * Mechanisms and analyses of failures in steel, concrete, masonry, timber, and temporary structures; building envelope; and structural foundations * Litigation and dispute resolution * The expert consultant and witness
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Preface
Suggestions to the Instructor
Chapter 1 : Design-Construction Process Chapter 2 : Design Codes and Standards Chapter 3 : Construction Safety Codes, Standards and Regulations Chapter 4 : Standard of Care Chapter 5 : The First Steps after a Failure Chapter 6 : The Engineering Investigation Process Chapter 7 : Loads and Hazards: Their Nature, Magnitude, and Consequences Chapter 8 : Design Errors, Construction Defects, and Project Miscommunication Chapter 9 : Defects, Deterioration, and Durability Chapter 10 : Temporary Structures in Construction Chapter 11 : Steel Structures Chapter 12 : Concrete Structures Chapter 13 : Masonry Structures Chapter 14 : Timber Structures Chapter 15 : Building Facades Chapter 16 : Foundations Chapter 17 : Legal Concerns after a Failure Chapter 18 : Litigation and Dispute Resolution Chapter 19 : The Expert Consultant and Witness