Forensic engineering 2009 [[electronic resource] ] : pathology of the built environment : proceedings of the Fifth Congress on Forensic Engineering, November 11-14, 2009, Washington, D.C. / / sponsored by Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Shen-en Chen ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Reston, Va., : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (838 p.)
• Disciplina: 624.1/71
• Soggetto topico: Structural failures - Investigation; Forensic engineering
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ChenShen-en
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Building Envelope I: Performance""; ""Practices to Reduce Common Failures""; ""Case Studies of Roofing and Cladding Failures Involving Internal Pressurization""; ""Water and Moisture Management with Sustainable Building Products""; ""Stone Veneer Wall Failure: A Small Earthquake Reveals a Large Problem""; ""Thermal Inefficiencies in Building Enclosuresâ€?Causes of Moisture Related Performance Problems""; ""Building Envelope II: Masonry Walls""; ""Inspection, Rating, and Repair of a Residential Building Envelope Detail"" ; ""Special Problems with Composite Multiwythe Masonry Walls""""Identification and Diagnosis of Building FaÃade Failures""; ""Evaluation and Repair of a Distressed Masonry Veneer FaÃade: A Case Study of the Litton Reaves Repair Project""; ""To Seal or Not to Seal: A Practical Study of Masonry Surface Treatments""; ""Bridges and Tunnels""; ""The Bussey Railroad Bridge Collapse""; ""Assessing the Vulnerability of Large Critical Infrastructure Using Fully-Coupled Blast Effects Modeling""; ""Development and Application of a Fast-Running Tool to Characterize Shock Damage within Tunnel Structures"" ; ""Collapse of the Wimer Covered Timber Bridge""""Residential""; ""Built-Up Column Stability in Wood Construction""; ""Mold in Ductwork: A Forensic Analysis""; ""The New FEMA 320 and FEMA 361â€?Highlights of the Wind and Flood Hazards Criteria for the Design and Construction of Residential and Community Safe Rooms (Shelters)""; ""A Huff, and a Puff, andâ€?It Blew the Chimney Down""; ""Building Envelope III: Roofing and Drainage""; ""Residential Roofing Evaluation""; ""Assessing Wind Damage to Asphalt Roof Shingles""; ""The Roof Drainage Epidemic""; ""Soils I: Subsurface Conditions"" ; ""Dimensional Study of Mine Subsidence Mapping Using Google Earth""""Forensic Considerations in Sinkhole Investigations""; ""Case History: Sulfate-Induced Heave of Lime-Treated Soils beneath a Structure in Western Colorado""; ""Forensic Engineering in the Assessment of Contaminated Land""; ""Settlement Problems in Peat Due to Their High Compressibility and Possible Solution Using Cement Columns""; ""Soils II: Foundations""; ""Bearing Capacity of Rectangular Foundations near the Slopes with Nonassociated Flow Rules"" ; ""Assessment and Remediation of Geotechnical and Structural Deficiencies at a 5-Story Hotel Experiencing Large Differential Settlements""""Optimization of Compaction Grouting in Collapsible Soils""; ""Rethinking Waterproofing for Subsurface Structures""; ""Floor Level Surveys and Their Use in Geotechnical Investigations: Case Studies""; ""Soils III: Vibrations and Blasting""; ""Vibration Study of a Proposed Fitness Center Adjacent to a Server Room""; ""Shock and Blasting Effects on Power Transmission Structures"" ; ""Soil Contributions to Blasting Effects from Case Histories and Vibration Limits""
• Titolo autorizzato: Forensic engineering 2009
• ISBN: 0-7844-7642-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456231503321
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