Construction failure / Jacob Feld and Kenneth L. Carper.

Author/creator Feld, Jacob
Other author Carper, Kenneth L.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Wiley, ©1997.
Descriptionxv, 512 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Failures: causes, costs, and benefits -- Natural hazards and unusual loads: effect on the built environment -- Earthworks, soil, and foundation 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.
Local noteLittle-303229--3051310088781
General note"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96033425
ISBN0471574775 (alk. paper)