Failures in concrete structures : case studies in reinforced and prestressed concrete / Robin Whittle.

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Whittle, Robin

9781138074231 (pbk)

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23 624.171 W61 2018

Summary: This selection of the author's firsthand experience with incidents with RC and prestressed structures helps readers avoid the same errors-mistakes discovered at the design stage, or that led to failures or partial structure collapse. It focuses on misunderstanding of structures or codes of practice and specifics during construction. Summary: "Foreword Errare humanum est .... We structural engineers are human and so have made a number of errors over the years resulting in narrow escapes, badly performing structures, and even fatal collapses. But as Seneca continues ... sed perseverare diabolicum, we must not repeat our errors. To avoid this means that we must learn from our past mistakes; we must know what went wrong and why. Some of the lessons from our past errors get embodied in clauses in codes of practice, but many do not, and the collective memory of the profession tends to fade as the generation of engineers who learnt from the mishaps and catastrophes retires. Past books on the subject of structural failures tended to deal with the general causes of failures and methods of investigation, illustrated with the more spectacular examples. However, details of some failures that have not made the headlines, but nevertheless hold important lessons, are hard to find or may not even be in the public domain. In the past, Robin Whittle and I worked together at Arup R&D on a variety of problems of concrete structures. Some of these arose from failures, and others were encountered when forestalling undesirable outcomes of the enthusiasm--untempered by experience--of some of our younger colleagues. Robin was also in close contact with researchers at the now sadly defunct Cement & Concrete Association, the Polytechnic of Central London, and the universities of Leeds, Durham, and Birmingham, and so was privy to much of the background for the initial draft and subsequent revisions of.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	College Library General Circulation Section	GC	GC 624.171 W61 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	HNU002845

First issues in paperback

1. Failures due to design errors --
2. Problems and failures due to errors in structural modelling --
3. Failures due to inappropriate extrapolation of code of practice clauses --
4. Failures due to misuse of code of practice clauses --
5. Problems and failures due to inadequate assessment of critical force paths --
6. Problems and failures due to poor detailing --
7. Problems and failures due to inadequate understanding of materials' properties --
8. Problems and failures due to poor construction --
9. Problems and failures due to poor management --
10. Problems and failures due to poor construction planning --
11. Problems and failures due to deliberate malpractice --
12. Problems arising from the procurement process --
13. Contributions of research and development toward avoidance of failures.

This selection of the author's firsthand experience with incidents with RC and prestressed structures helps readers avoid the same errors-mistakes discovered at the design stage, or that led to failures or partial structure collapse. It focuses on misunderstanding of structures or codes of practice and specifics during construction.

"Foreword Errare humanum est .... We structural engineers are human and so have made a number of errors over the years resulting in narrow escapes, badly performing structures, and even fatal collapses. But as Seneca continues ... sed perseverare diabolicum, we must not repeat our errors. To avoid this means that we must learn from our past mistakes; we must know what went wrong and why. Some of the lessons from our past errors get embodied in clauses in codes of practice, but many do not, and the collective memory of the profession tends to fade as the generation of engineers who learnt from the mishaps and catastrophes retires. Past books on the subject of structural failures tended to deal with the general causes of failures and methods of investigation, illustrated with the more spectacular examples. However, details of some failures that have not made the headlines, but nevertheless hold important lessons, are hard to find or may not even be in the public domain. In the past, Robin Whittle and I worked together at Arup R&D on a variety of problems of concrete structures. Some of these arose from failures, and others were encountered when forestalling undesirable outcomes of the enthusiasm--untempered by experience--of some of our younger colleagues. Robin was also in close contact with researchers at the now sadly defunct Cement & Concrete Association, the Polytechnic of Central London, and the universities of Leeds, Durham, and Birmingham, and so was privy to much of the background for the initial draft and subsequent revisions of.

College of Engineering and Computer Studies Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

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