Forensic Structural Engineering Handbook (Hardcover)

Robert Ratay

ISBN 10: 0071498842 / ISBN 13: 9780071498845

Editore: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, 2010

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Hardcover. Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The Most Complete and Up-to-Date Resource on Forensic Structural EngineeringThoroughly revised and featuring contributions from leading experts, this definitive handbook offers comprehensive treatment of forensic structural engineering and expert witness delivery. From exploring the possible origins of errors, through investigating and analyzing failures, to working with the legal profession for assigning responsibilities, Forensic Structural Engineering Handbook, Second Edition covers every important topic in the field. The design and construction process Design and construction safety codes, standards, and regulationsStandard of care and duty to performFirst steps and legal concerns after a failureEngineering investigation of failuresOrigins and causes of failuresLoads and hazardsDesign errors, construction defects, and project miscommunicationDefects, deterioration, and durabilityMechanisms and analyses of failures in steel, concrete, masonry, timber, and temporary structures; building envelope; and structural foundationsLitigation and dispute resolutionThe expert consultant and witness A thorough, up-to-date resource on structural investigation and expert witness delivery. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: Forensic Structural Engineering Handbook (Hardcover)
• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0071498842
• ISBN 13: 9780071498845
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: seconda edizione
• Condizione: new

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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.

The Most Complete and Up-to-Date Resource on Forensic Structural Engineering

Thoroughly revised and featuring contributions from leading experts, this definitive handbook offers comprehensive treatment of forensic structural engineering and expert witness delivery. From exploring the possible origins of errors, through investigating and analyzing failures, to working with the legal profession for assigning responsibilities, Forensic Structural Engineering Handbook, Second Edition covers every important topic in the field.

• The design and construction process
• Design and construction safety codes, standards, and regulations
• Standard of care and duty to perform
• First steps and legal concerns after a failure
• Engineering investigation of failures
• Origins and causes of failures
• Loads and hazards
• Design errors, construction defects, and project miscommunication
• Defects, deterioration, and durability
• Mechanisms and analyses of failures in steel, concrete, masonry, timber, and temporary structures; building envelope; and structural foundations
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• The expert consultant and witness

Informazioni sull?autore

Robert T. Ratay, Ph.D., P.E., is a highly regarded structural engineer and former university professor with an extensive background in both design and failure analysis. His nearly four decades of professional experience is divided almost equally between structural engineering practice, and combined teaching and consulting. Ratay worked with such prominent firms as Le Messurier Associates, Severud Associates, and HNTB. He was a Professor and Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department, then Dean of the School of Engineering at Pratt Institute, and a Professor at Polytechnic University (formerly Brooklyn Polytech). His current practice in forensic structural engineering is directed toward the investigation of structural and construction failures, providing expert consultant services to architects, engineers, contractors, owners, attorneys, insurance companies, and government agencies. Dr. Ratay is a Fellow of ASCE, has chaired several of its technical committees, and currently serves on the Executive Committee of its Structural Engineering Institute. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the authoritative Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction published by McGraw-Hill.