ASCE 9780784402832 1997
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Failure Mechanisms in Building Construction
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| ASCE | 1997 | 127 |
David Nicastro examines various types of failure mechanisms, including their causes and identifying characteristics, and provides a comprehensive collection of case histories.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 6 | Contents |
| 8 | List of Illustrations |
| 10 | Acknowledgments |
| 12 | Introduction |
| 13 | Chapter 1. Performing Engineering Investigations |
| 14 | Perform a Cursory Overview Perform Fieldwork |
| 15 | Perform Laboratory Testing Perform Research Formulate Opinions |
| 16 | Generate Report Manage Exhibits |
| 17 | Prepare for and Provide Expevide Expert Testimony Publish a Case History |
| 18 | Chapter 2. Case Histories |
| 19 | The Too-Short Shelf Angle |
| 21 | The Deck Drain That Doesn’t |
| 23 | Of Stress and Stucco |
| 25 | Skylight Hang-Ups |
| 27 | Precast Improvisations |
| 29 | 12,000 Points of Water Entry |
| 31 | Buildings That Lose Their Marbles |
| 33 | Cracking in GFRC |
| 35 | Skin Cancer |
| 37 | Wrong-Headed Remediation |
| 39 | Museum Mask |
| 41 | Unstable Shoring |
| 43 | Little Changes, Big Problems |
| 45 | Pop Quiz |
| 47 | The Brick Is Falling |
| 49 | Tempered Glass |
| 51 | The Fish Bowl Roof |
| 53 | A “Simple” Wall Failure |
| 55 | Tower Distress |
| 57 | Stone Stains |
| 59 | Sealant Reversion |
| 61 | Glazing System Leaks |
| 63 | Flashing Failure |
| 65 | Masonry/Plank Construction |
| 67 | Frame Shortening |
| 69 | Crumbling Concrete |
| 71 | Falling Snap Covers |
| 73 | Structural Sealant Glazing |
| 75 | Zipper Gaskets |
| 77 | The Devil Is in the Details |
| 79 | Handrail Post Deformation |
| 81 | Sloped Glazing Slips |
| 83 | Fenestration Frustration |
| 85 | The Rotating Beam |
| 87 | Catalog of Failure Mechanisms: Causes and Characteristics |
| 106 | Tabular Index of Failure Mechanisms |
| 112 | Glossary of Forensic Engineering Practice A B C D |
| 113 | E F H I |
| 114 | L M N P R S T |
| 115 | Annotated Bibliography of Forensic Engineering |
| 124 | Index A B C |
| 125 | D E F G H |
| 126 | I L M N O P R S |
| 127 | T U V W Y |
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