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• Title:Beyond failure : forensic case studies for civil engineers / Norbert J. Delatte, Jr.
  
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• Author/Creator:Delatte, Norbert J.
  
• Published/Created:Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2009.
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: TA219 .D45 2009
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: TA219 .D45 2009
    
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  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Forensic engineering--Case studies.
  System failures (Engineering)--Case studies.
  Civil engineering--Case studies.
  Structural failures--Investigation--Case studies.
  
• Description:xv, 407 p. : ill., plans ; 23 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-402) and index.
  
• ISBN:9780784409732 (paper)
  0784409730 (paper)
  
• Contents:Foreword / Kenneth L. Carper
  1. Why Case Studies?
  2. Statics and Dynamics
  Hyatt Regency Walkway
  Tacoma Narrows Bridge
  Aircraft Impacts
  3. Mechanics of Materials
  Quebec Bridge
  Point Pleasant Bridge Collapse
  Comet Jet Aircraft Crashes
  4. Structural Analysis
  Agricultural Product Warehouse Failures
  Ronan Point
  L'Ambiance Plaza Collapse
  Cleveland Lift-Slab Parking Garage
  Kemper Arena
  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
  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
  7. Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, and Foundations
  Teton Dam
  Vaiont Dam Reservoir Slope Stability Failure
  Transcona and Fargo Grain Elevators
  8. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
  Johnstown Flood
  Malpasset Dam
  Schoharie Creek Bridge
  New Orleans Hurricane Katrina
  Levee Failures
  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
  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 385.