Failures in Civil Engineering

Failures in Civil Engineering
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Publisher : Amer Society of Civil Engineers
Total Pages : 92
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ISBN-10 : 0784401225
ISBN-13 : 9780784401224
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Book Synopsis Failures in Civil Engineering by : J. David Frost

Download or read book Failures in Civil Engineering written by J. David Frost and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This convenient summary of case studies reviews the performance and failure of structural, foundation, and geoenvironmental civil engineering systems. Failures in embankments, dams, slopes, landfills, recycling facilities, bridges, and buildings are covered. For each study, an outline, a summary of the lessons learned, and a list of background references are provided. The ongoing study of the tower of Pisa, the lower San Fernando Dam, Love Canal, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Cypress Viaduct, the Hartford Civic Center Coliseum, and the Hyatt Regency Hotel Pedestrian Walkways are among the case studies examined.


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