Forensic Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering - Hardcover

Day, Robert W.

 
9780070164444: Forensic Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0070164444 ISBN 13: 9780070164444
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Learn how to conduct a professional forensic geotechnical and foundation investigation

Clearly written and easy to use, this authoritative book shows you step-by-step how to:

  • INVESTIGATE damage, deterioration, or collapse in a structure
  • EVALUATE problems caused by settlement, expansive soil, slope movement, moisture intrusion, and more
  • INVESTIGATE damage from earthquakes and other natural causes
  • DETERMINE what caused the damage
  • DEVELOP repair recommendations
  • PREPARE files and reports
  • AVOID civil liability

    No matter what caused the structural damage, this book will help you pinpoint it and, if necessary, suggest a remedy. With advice on all aspects of the process, from accepting the assignment to testifying compellingly, this book is your all-in-one guide togeotechnical and foundation investigations in forensic engineering.

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    Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

    Robert W. Day is a leading forensic engineer and the chief engineer at American Geotechnical in San Diego, California. The author of over 200 published technical papers, he serves on advisory committees for several professional associations, including ASCE, ASTM, and NCEES. He holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in structural engineering from Villanova University and a master's in civil engineering and a civil engineer degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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    Why did the building collapse? What caused cracking in the bridgesupports? Who's responsible for the sideways settling of the shoppingmall? These are the types of questions forensics engineers answer,often as expert witnesses in legal procedures. Clearly written andeasy to use, this authoritative book shows you how to conduct aprofessional forensic geotechnical and foundation investigation.Written by a leading forensic engineer and packed with interestingcase studies, it shows you step-by-step how to: INVESTIGATE damage,deterioration, or collapse in a structure. EVALUATE problems caused bysettlement, expansive soil, slope movement, moisture intrusion, andmore. INVESTIGATE damage from earthquakes and other natural causes.DETERMINE what caused the damage. DEVELOP repair recommendations.PREPARE files and reports. AVOID civil liability. Sulfate attack, damfailure, tree roots, decomposition of organic matter, or any otherfactor--no matter what caused the structural damage, this book willhelp you pinpoint it and, if necessary, suggest a remedy. With adviceon all aspects of the process, from accepting the assignment totestifying compellingly, this book is your all-in-one guide togeotechnical and foundation investigations in forensic engineering.

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    Verlag
    McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
    Erscheinungsdatum
    1998
    Sprache
    Englisch
    ISBN 10 
    0070164444
    ISBN 13 
    9780070164444
    Einband
    Gebundene Ausgabe
    Anzahl der Seiten
    460
    Kontakt zum Hersteller
    McGraw-Hill Education
    https://www.mheducation.co.in/

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