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The text reviews the history of failure analysis as it relates to the evolution of engineering design. The concepts behind failure analysis are reviewed and its root causes discussed. It includes information updated since the first edition.

Table of Contents
Failures: Causes, Costs, and Benefits.

Natural Hazards and Unusual Loads: Effect on the BuiltEnvironment.

Earthworks, Soil, and Foundations Problems.

Dams and Bridges.

Timber Structures.

Steel Structures.

Reinforced Concrete Structures (Cast-in-Place).

Precast and Prestressed Concrete Structures.

Masonry Structures.

Nonstructural Failures.

Construction Safety and Failures during Construction.

Responsibility for Failures: Litigation and ADR Techniques.

Learning from Failures.

Index.

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 7 January 1997
      ISBN-13 9780471574774
      978-0471574774
      ISBN-10 0471574775
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      Building construction and materials Civil engineering, surveying and building

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The text reviews the history of failure analysis as it relates to the evolution of engineering design. The concepts behind failure analysis are reviewed and its root causes discussed. It includes information updated since the first edition.

      Table of Contents
      Failures: Causes, Costs, and Benefits.

      Natural Hazards and Unusual Loads: Effect on the BuiltEnvironment.

      Earthworks, Soil, and Foundations Problems.

      Dams and Bridges.

      Timber Structures.

      Steel Structures.

      Reinforced Concrete Structures (Cast-in-Place).

      Precast and Prestressed Concrete Structures.

      Masonry Structures.

      Nonstructural Failures.

      Construction Safety and Failures during Construction.

      Responsibility for Failures: Litigation and ADR Techniques.

      Learning from Failures.

      Index.

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