Building Failure


Building Failure
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Construction Failure


Construction Failure
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Author : Jacob Feld
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 1996-12-26

Construction Failure written by Jacob Feld and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-12-26 with Technology & Engineering categories.


First published in 1968, Jacob Feld's Construction Failure has longbeen considered the classic text on the subject. Retaining all ofthe key components of Feld's comprehensive exploration of the rootcauses of failure, this Second Edition addresses a multitude ofimportant industry developments to bring this landmark work up todate for a new generation of engineers, architects, andstudents. In addition to detailed coverage of current design tools,techniques, materials, and construction methods, ConstructionFailure, Second Edition features an entire chapter on theburgeoning area of construction litigation, including a thoroughexamination of alternative dispute resolution techniques. Like theoriginal, this edition discusses technical and procedural failuresof many different types of structures, but is now supplemented withnew case studies to illustrate the dynamics of failure in actiontoday. Jacob Feld knew thirty years ago that in order to learn from ourmistakes, we must first acknowledge and understand them. With thisrevised volume, Kenneth Carper has ensured that Feld'snow-posthumous message will continue to be heard for years tocome. Jacob Feld's comprehensive work on failure analysis has now beenskillfully amended to address current design and constructiontools, materials, and practices. Building on the first edition'speerless examination of the causes and lessons of failure,Construction Failure, Second Edition provides you with expandedcoverage of: * Technical, procedural, structural, and nonstructural failures * Natural hazards, earthworks, soil and foundation problems, andmore * Reinforced, precast and prestressed concrete, steel, timber,masonry, and other materials * Responsibility and litigation concerns, dispute avoidance, andalternative dispute resolution techniques * Construction safety issues * Many different types of structures, including dams andbridges Construction Failure has as much to teach us today as it did thirtyyears ago. This revised volume is an essential resource for designengineers, architects, construction managers, lawyers, and studentsin all of these fields.



Building Collapse


Building Collapse
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Author : D. R. Ogunsemi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

Building Collapse written by D. R. Ogunsemi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Building failures categories.




Building Failures


Building Failures
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Author : W.H. Ransom
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-11-01

Building Failures written by W.H. Ransom and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-01 with Architecture categories.


In recent years building failures and the resulting lawsuits and awards for damages have frequently been in the news. The biggest headlines may have been reserved for structural failures and complete collapses, but we should not forget the less newsworthy failures such as leaky roofs, damp walls, dropped foundations and rotted timber. This book gives practical guidance on the prevention of failure by describing the nature and cause of the most common defects in buildings, and then shows how they should be avoided in design and construction.



Building Failure


Building Failure
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978

Building Failure written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Building failures categories.




Failure Point


Failure Point
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Author : Howard Hill
language : en
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
Release Date : 2012

Failure Point written by Howard Hill and has been published by Fire Engineering Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Technology & Engineering categories.


Describes building construction features and how to recognize collapse dangers for all types of buildings and construction methods. Includes : key elements that warn of imminent fire-induced collapse; how to prevent injuries to operating personnel; adapting risk/benefit techniques to manage firefighting personnel on the fireground; how building codes affect fire-induced building collapses.



Understanding Building Failures


Understanding Building Failures
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Author : James Douglas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-05-18

Understanding Building Failures written by James Douglas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-18 with Technology & Engineering categories.


This third edition of Bill Ransom's classic short textbook provides a solid introduction to the study of defects in buildings and, in consequence, to good practice in conservation and repair. Building failures continue to occur despite continuing experience and growing knowledge in the industry; they may even be on the increase due to cost-cutting measures, the inadequate testing of innovative products and techniques, a lack of maintenance, and user abuse and misuse. New material includes an outline of the principles of building pathology; new sections on deterioration mechanisms, service life prediction and dampness investigation. Complete with a handy glossary and bibliography, practitioners and students will find this an excellent source of guidance and information for investigating and avoiding building failures.



Failure Consequences And Reliability Acceptance Criteria For Exceptional Building Structures


Failure Consequences And Reliability Acceptance Criteria For Exceptional Building Structures
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Author : Michael H. Faber
language : en
Publisher: vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Release Date : 2004

Failure Consequences And Reliability Acceptance Criteria For Exceptional Building Structures written by Michael H. Faber and has been published by vdf Hochschulverlag AG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Business & Economics categories.




Collapse


Collapse
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Author : Phillip Wearne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

Collapse written by Phillip Wearne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Architecture categories.


What happens when the very ground beneath your feet gives way? In Collapse, Philip Wearne tells the stories behind the worst structural engineering disasters of the last fifty years, and the forensic engineers who investigated their causes. Using expert testimonies from scientific investigators, Wearne studies eleven high-profile cases of catastrophic structural collapse, from The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City and the Hartford Civic Center in Connecticut, to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Sometimes, if these disasters have a single cause, it is a small flaw that spawns a chain reaction -- for instance, the miniscule flaw in the metal of one eyebar of the Point Pleasant Bridge on the Ohio River. Usually, though, and more alarmingly, the causes are human. Mistakes, misunderstandings, incompetence, greed, and corruption: every facet of human failing is represented in these structural collapses. This makes the investigation of these failures -- by agencies like the Failure Analysis Associates, who can have close to two thousand investigations ongoing at any one time -- dirty and dangerous business. Wearne's case study takes us deep inside the ever-growing industry of forensic engineering, revealing a group of professionals dedicated to determining the cause of a collapse at any cost, while learning and applying valuable lessons from each failure. Provocative and well-written, Collapse is essential for deepening our understanding of -- and readiness for -- catastrophe.



Building Failures


Building Failures
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Author : Lyall Addleson
language : en
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Release Date : 1992

Building Failures written by Lyall Addleson and has been published by Butterworth-Heinemann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Technology & Engineering categories.




Collapse


Collapse
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Author : Kirstin Cronn-Mills
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2009

Collapse written by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Structural engineering categories.


Explains, using examples of structural collapses from around the world, the science behind structural engineering and the reasons behind engineering failures.