Learning from Failures

Civil Engineering Special Issue 6, 2008
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3604-8
Verlag: Institution of Civil Engineers

Buch, Englisch, 64 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 200 g

This special issue of the highly respected Civil Engineering journal from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers looks to study and learn from the catastrophes, collapses and failures that fascinate and horrify the civil engineering community.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fullalove, Simon

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Gebäudemanagement, Gebäudeschäden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, M. Byfield
Organisational lessons from failure, S. Wearne
Learning from failures at the interface, A. Mann
The importance of learning from past experience, T. Kletz
Lessons from historical bridge failures, D. Collings
Lessons learned from the bridge collapse in Palau, C. Burgoyne and R. Scantlebury
Teton Dam, USA: uncovering the crucial aspect of its failure, B. Muhunthan and S. Pillai
Learning from disaster to prevent progressive collapse, G. Corley
Lessons learned from catastrophic fires in tunnels, R. Carvel
Learning from collapse of piles in liquifiable soils, S. Bhattacharya, A. Blakeborough and S. Dash