Description
Book SynopsisProvides case studies of failures observed in steel structures between 1970 and 2013. This book supplies a summary of the published findings from eight steel structure failure investigations and a valuable collection of references that can be used by civil engineering students and practicing engineers to improve their failure literacy.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- West Gate Bridge Collapse, 1970
- University of Washington Stadium Collapse, 1987
- Damage to Steel Moment-Resisting Frames during the Northridge Earthquake, 1994
- Colorado State Route 470 Overpass Collapse, 2004
- Pittsburgh Convention Center Expansion Joint Failure, 2007
- I-35W Bridge Collapse, 2007
- Elliot Lake Algo Centre Mall Collapse, 2012
- Skagit River Bridge Collapse, 2013
- Index
