Construction failure / Jacob Feld and Kenneth L. Carper.
| Author/creator | Feld, Jacob |
| Other author | Carper, Kenneth L. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Wiley, ©1997. |
| Description | xv, 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 note | Little-303229--3051310088781 |
| General note | "A Wiley-Interscience publication." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 96033425 |
| ISBN | 0471574775 (alk. paper) |