Collapse is every structural engineer's biggest fear. Fortunately not every engineer must go through the experience of a collapse first-hand: we can all learn from the mistakes of others. In fact, it has been said that the only way in which we can prevent structural engineering failures is by more education. This is the purpose of this book.
We can learn from structural engineering successes, as these structures are not tested. Structural failures, on the other hand, are full-scale tests. If something goes wrong it is essential that the failures are studied so that the true circumstances of the failure (and thus the nature of the test) established so that we can learn what not to do next time.
Fifty case studies of the failure of Civil Engineering Structures throughout the world are presented. These case studies are grouped into several chapters each containing case studies on a particular topic. The divisions are arbitrary and purely for organizational reasons. Lessons are drawn from each case study.
By preparing this book I hope to encourage engineers to do the following:
Niall F. MacAlevey
Product Details
Paperback: 286 pp
Date: 17/08/2010
ISBN: 978-1453745779
ISBN | 1453745777 |
Page # | 286 |
Edition | 1 |
Price | US$ 6.96 |
Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publication Date | Aug, 10, 2010 |
Language | English |